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Global Meteor Network report 2024
Paul Roggemans, Peter Campbell-Burns, Milan Kalina, Mark McIntyre, James M. Scott, Damir Šegon,...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 15-21 February 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday February 20th. On that night the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 02:00 Local Standard Time (LST). This weekend the waning...
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Global Meteor Network meeting 2025
The annual virtual Global Meteor Network meeting 2025 took place on February 8 and 9. The meeting...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: structure of kappa Cygnid and August Draconid meteoroid streams
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: The structure of κ Cygnid and August Draconid meteoroid streams This article has been submitted by J. Borovička, P. Spurný, L. Kotková, S....
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 8-14 February 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday February 12th. On that night the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set...
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Report on the sightings of a fireball over the skies of Matanzas and western Cuba
On October 31, 2024, between 7h11m p.m. and 7h13m p.m., a luminous phenomenon was reported in the skies of western Cuba, primarily from Matanzas province. The event was marked by a rapidly distorting smoke trail, exhibiting characteristics consistent with a high-altitude bolide crossing. This report analyzes eyewitness accounts, rules out alternative explanations, and examines preliminary implications of the event.
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 1-7 February 2025
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting, but you never know when surprises are in store. An errant earthgrazer from the...
Read MoreStunning fireball over southern Spain (Jan 24)
This stunning bolide was spotted from Spain on January 24, at 7:20 local time (equivalent to 6:20 universal time). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The fireball was observed by a wide number of casual...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 25-31 January 2025
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday January 29th. At that time the moon will be located near the sun and will lie below the horizon at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the...
Read MoreNews from the meteor library: Asteroid 2023 NT1: A Cautionary Tale
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Asteroid 2023 NT1: A Cautionary Tale This article has been submitted by Brin Bailey, Alexander N. Cohen, Sasha Egan, Philip Lubin, Ruitao Xu,...
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2D and 3D spectrograms of meteor head echoes that possibly show meteoroid fragmentation
Abstract: Meteor head echoes were recorded using 2D and 3D spectrograms with the GRAVES radar....
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About Spectrograms of Meteor Echoes at Different Stages of the Radiant Position of the Quadrantids 2025 – an AI/ML-Investigation
Abstract: The Quadrantids 2025 were recorded with a new antenna and at a new, low-interference...
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January 2025
