Outlook Archive
Meteor Activity Outlooks
961 weekly outlooks, newest first: the showers active each week, the rates to expect and the moon.
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 6-12, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday June 9th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight saving time (LDT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 30-June 5, 2015
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Anthelion source can be counted on for continuous activity. Even the Anthelion radiant is…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 23-29, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday May 25th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees east the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight saving time (LDT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 16-22, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday May 18th. At this time the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses the moon will enter the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 9-15, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday May 11th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight saving time…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 2-8, 2015
May is a fairly slow month for meteor activity. The Eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of the month then fade as the month progresses. Unfortunately the nearly full moon will spoil the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 25-May 1, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday April 25th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight saving time…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 18-24, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday April 18th. At this time the moon will be located near the sun and will not be visible at night. Next week the waxing crescent moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 11-17, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday April 12th. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0200 local daylight time (LDT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 4-10, 2015
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday April 4th. At this time the moon will be in the sky all night long and will spoil attempts to view meteor activity. As the week…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 21-27, 2015
During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Thursday March 26th. At this time the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and sets near 0100 local daylight saving time (LDT)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 14-20, 2015
During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Friday March 20th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and is invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 7-13, 2015
During this period the moon will reach its last quarter phase on Friday March 13th. At that time the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near 0100 local daylight saving time. This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 28-March 6, 2015
As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor showers produce activity this month. The…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 28-March 6, 2015
As seen from the northern hemisphere, March is the slowest month for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only a few very weak minor showers produce activity this month. The…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 14-20, 2015
This week sees the moon finally giving way to dark skies but the meteor activity will be slow despite the absence of moonlight. Most of the activity this week is reserved for observers in the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 7-13, 2015
During this period the moon will hinder attempts to view meteor activity, especially during the more active morning hours. Later in the week the evening hours will be free of moonlight but activity…
Meteor Activity Outlook for January 31-February 6, 2015
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…