AMS News

During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday July 30th. At this time the moon will lie near the sun and will not be visible at night. Next week the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening… Read More >

It is easy to tell that meteor activity has recently picked up as predicted. The American Meteor Society has received another report of a very bright fireball over the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, occurring between 9:30pm and… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the Oregon-Washington area occurring near 0314 am PDT on Monday morning July 25th. Of the reports received so far, yellow, orange, and white are the most mentioned… Read More >

During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday July 23rd. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for observers located in… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. It occurred a few minutes after 4am EDT on Sunday morning July 17th. Of the dozen or so reports received so far,… Read More >

During this period the moon wanes from a full phase down to nearly half illuminated. This weekend the nearly full moon will be in the sky all night long. This is the worst time of the month to try and… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2215 (10:15pm) EDT on July 12, 2011. it was visible in New York and adjacent states.  The average magnitude was slightly inferior to that of the… Read More >

The Delta Aquariids (SDA’s) are the strongest southern shower active during the northern hemisphere’s summer months. The Earth encounters these particles from July 21 through August 23 with a broad maximum occurring near July 30. Zenith hourly rates (ZHR’s) average… Read More >

During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Friday July 15th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will remain in the sky all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2140 (9:40pm) CDT on July 1, 2011. The average magnitude was slightly inferior to that of the full moon and nearly all the reports mentioned a… Read More >

Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June. After the 15th though, both sporadic and shower rates increase significantly. For observers in the southern hemisphere, sporadic… Read More >

During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Friday July 1st. At this time the moon will lie near the sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This weekend the waning crescent moon will not… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball occurring over Texas and Oklahoma near 11:45 pm CDT on June 20, 2011. Most reports state the maximum brightness was near that of the full moon.  Many colors were… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball occurring over Florida near 9:45 pm EDT on June 20, 2011. Most reports state the maximum brightness was near that of the full moon. Nearly all of the reports… Read More >

Here’s an interesting composite image and video of a large fireball captured by Steve Farmer of Ty Ty, Georgia. Almost the entire atmospheric flight is captured in the Sandia Sentinel All Sky Camera video. So far 9 witness reports have been submitted… Read More >

During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday June 23rd. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for those located in… Read More >

During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday June 15th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night long. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will cause… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a bright blue/white fireball that occurred over Kansas and Missouri near 11:00pm CDT on June 3, 2011. The peak brightness was near that of the quarter moon and most witnesses mentioned a… Read More >

The American Meteor Society  has received reports of a blue-green fireball that occurred over the Mid-Western States just before 9pm CDT on Thursday June 2nd.  Reports range from as far east as Pennsylvania, west to Missouri, north to Illinois and… Read More >

A large fireball was reported to the AMS by multiple witnesses surrounding Atlanta Georgia, on Friday 5/20/11 at 22:45 EDT. Over 17 witness reports for this event were submitted to the AMS. Kimberly from Cumming GA reports: This came in… Read More >

Since the 2011 Lyrids were badly affected by moonlight, the next major meteor shower occurring under favorable conditions are the Eta Aquariids. The Eta Aquariids (ETA) are particles from Halley’s Comet, which last passed through the inner solar system in… Read More >

We are recieving reports about a large fireball seen at 20:30 CDT from AL, TN, KY, MD, OH and AR. Here is a map of the plots from the reports recieved so far. Based on current reports it looks like the… Read More >

The AMS has received over 30 witness reports for a large fireball seen March 23, 2011 at 21:17 CDT. Witness reports have come in from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arkansas and New Mexico. From Brenda in Piedmont OK: It was huge!… Read More >

The 2011 Meteor Shower List is presented in four separate parts. The showers are broken down by intensity with major, minor, variable, and weak showers being separated into their own groups. The general public and news agencies are encouraged to… Read More >