Radio observations on the Perseids and some other showers in August and September 2022
Abstract: The Perseids 2022 were recorded between August 6th and 19th with two almost identical...
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Month: September 2022
Meteor Activity Outlook 17-23 September 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday September 17th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 2300 Local Summer Time (LST). As the week progresses the waning crescent moon will rise later in the morning, providing a longer window of dark skies with each passing night.
Read MoreGlobal Meteor Network: Outburst produced by dust from 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann3
Abstract: The Global Meteor Network completely covered the outburst of the meteor shower related to 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. The peak activity was recorded by camera operators in Western America when the radiant was at its...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: detection of a meter-sized Earth impactor
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Exoatmospheric detection of a meter-sized Earth impactor This article has been submitted for publication by David L. Clark, Paul A. Wiegert,...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook 10-16 September 2022
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday September 10th. At that time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. As the week progresses the waning gibbous moon will rise later in the evening, affording some dark sky meteor viewing between dusk and moon rise.
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