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 25 - July 1, 2011
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…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 11-17, 2011
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…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 4-10, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Thursday June 9th. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees east of the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight time (LDT). This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 28-Jun 3, 2011
June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major showers active in June and only the Antihelion source can be counted on for continuous activity. Even the Antihelion is located so…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 21-27, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday May 24th. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will rise near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 14-20, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday May 17. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night long. This is the worst time of the month to try…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 7-13, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday May 10. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees east of the sun and will set near 0100 local daylight time (LDT) for…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 30-May 6, 2011
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. The only other showers active this month are the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 23-29, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday April 25. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees east of the sun and will rise near 0100 LDT (Local Daylight Time) for…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 16-22, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday April 18. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night long. This is the worst time of the month to…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 9-15, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Monday April 11. At this time the moon will lie ninety degrees west of the sun and will set near 0100 LDT (Local Daylight Time) for…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 2-8, 2011
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as two major showers are active during the month. The first of these, the Lyrids, are active from the 16th through the 25th, with a pronounced maximum on…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 26- April 1, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday March 26. At this time the half illuminated moon will be in the sky from roughly 0100 LDT (local daylight time) through the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 19-25, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday March 19th. At that time the moon lies opposite the sun and will remain in the sky the entire night. Meteor observations during this…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 12-18, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Saturday March 12. At this time the half illuminated moon will be in the sky from dusk through midnight local standard time (0100 local…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 5-11, 2011
During this period the moon waxes from a thin crescent to nearly one-half illuminated. During this entire period the moon will only be in the evening sky and will not interfere with the more active…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 26-March 4, 2011
March is the slowest month for meteor activity. No major annual showers are active and only two very weak minor showers produce activity this month. The sporadic rates continue a slow decline as seen…
Meteor Activity Outlook for February 19-25, 2011
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Thursday February 24th. At that time the moon lies ninety degrees west of the sun and will rise near midnight local standard time from…