By Alexandra Terentjeva and Ilya Kurenya Abstract: A meteor dust trail is a very rare natural phenomenon. Its occurrence requires penetration of a large meteoroid body deeply enough into the atmosphere. There is only one dust...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday November 1st. At that time the moon will lie near the sun and will not hamper nighttime viewing at all. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the...
Read MoreAbstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS-BeNeLux network during the month of September 2024 is presented. This month was good for 32379 multi-station meteors resulting in 9921 orbits. Introduction Sporadic meteor...
Read MoreAbstract: Asteroid 2024 RW1 (CAQTDL2) entered the atmosphere as predicted, and a large fireball was seen from the Philippines. This is the ninth asteroid discovered before entry in the Earth’s atmosphere, following 2024 BX1 in...
Read MoreDuring this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday October 24th. At that time the moon will lie 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 2200 local summer time (LST) on the previous evening. This...
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