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 29-July 5, 2013
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…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 22-28, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday June 23th. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and remains above the horizon for most of the night. As the week progresses…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 15-21, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday June 16th. At this time the half-illuminated moon is located ninety degrees east of the sun and is in the sky from dusk through…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 8-14, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Saturday June 8th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and is not visible at night. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 25-31, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday the 25th. At this time the moon will rise shortly after dusk and set shortly before dawn as seen from mid-northern latitudes. With the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 18-24, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday the 18th. At this time the half-illuminated moon will set near 0100 local daylight time (LDT), allowing the remainder of the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 11-17, 2013
During this period the moon waxes from its new phase to nearly fifty percent illuminated. This will limit moonlight to the evening hours during the first portion of this period and up to 2am by…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 27-May 3, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday May 2nd. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees west of the sun and rise near 0200 local daylight time (LDT) as seen…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 20-26, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday April 25th. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 13-19, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday April 17th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees east of the sun and sets near 0100 local daylight time (LDT). This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 6-13, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday April 10th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and is not visible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 30-April 5, 2013
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as the Lyrids become active during the month. They are active from the 18th through the 25th, with a pronounced maximum on the 22nd. Sporadic rates during…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 23-29, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday March 27th. At this time the moon is located opposite the sun and will be above the horizon the entire night. This weekend the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 16-22, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday March 19th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees east of the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) as…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 9-15, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday March 11th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and cannot be seen at night. Late in this period the waxing crescent moon will…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 2-8, 2013
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 23-March 1, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday February 25th. At this time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night long. As the week progresses the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 16-22, 2013
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Sunday February 17th. At this time the moon is located ninety degrees east of the sun and sets near midnight local standard time (LST)…