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Meteor Activity Outlook for 16-22 November 2024
During this period, the moon wanes from its full phase to one-half illuminated. It will rise in the evening sky and remain in the sky the remainder of the night. This is the worst time of the month to try and view meteor...
Read MoreShort note on P/2024 OC2 and the alpha Capricornid meteor shower
Abstract: The very remarkable similarity of the preliminary orbit of Near Earth Asteroid P/2024 OC2 and the alpha Capricornid meteor shower (CAP,#1) is outlined. Discussion Following a thread online started on November...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 9-15 November 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday November 9th. At that time the half-illuminated moon will set near 22:00 local standard time (LST) on Friday November 8th. As the week progresses, the...
Read MoreShort note on what appears to have been a 2024 outburst of epsilon-Ursae-Minorids (IAU#1044)
By: Peter Jenniskens (SETI Institute), Carl Johannink (CAMS BeNeLux), Nick Moskovitz (Lowell Observatory), and Andy Howell (CAMS Florida) Abstract: A meteor outburst with a radiant in Ursa Minor was detected by low-light level...
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November issue of eMetN Meteor Journal online
Download eMetN Meteor Journal The online content of September – October 2024 has been edited...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: delta-Cancrid Meteoroid Stream
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Near-Earth Asteroids as the Parents of the delta-Cancrid Meteoroid Stream This article has been submitted by G. I. Kokhirova, M. Zhang, X.-G. Li,...
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: A survey of debris trails from short-period comets
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: A survey of debris trails from short-period comets This article has been submitted by William T. Reach, Michael S. Kelley and Mark V. Sykes....
Read MoreNews from the Meteor Library: CAMO-S: A meteor-tracking spectrograph
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: CAMO-S: A meteor-tracking spectrograph at the Canadian Automated Meteor Observatory This article has been submitted by Michael J. Mazur, Margaret...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 2-8 November 2024
During this period, the moon waxes from a very slim crescent phase to nearly half-illuminated. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set just after the end of evening twilight and not interfere with meteor observing all...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 26 October – 1 November 2024
During 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 MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 19-25 October 2024
During 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...
Read MoreMeteor Activity Outlook for 12-18 October 2024
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday October 17th. At that time the moon will lie opposite to the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during...
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November 2024
