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Mediterranean Sea Asteroid
On the weekend there was a nice fireball over the western-central Mediterranean Sea. It occured on 16 August 2019 at 20:44 UT (22:44 CEST) and was widely visible. There are reports of the bright…
Viewing the Alpha Capricornids and the South Delta Aquariids in 2019
With the Perseids badly mooned in August, the summer highlights will occur in July when the alpha Capricornids (CAP) and South delta Aquariids (SDA) reach maximum activity. The CAP’s are the first to…
WGN 47:3 out now!
The June 2019 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: PF061018 Bukienka -…
Update - Three bright Fireballs over Canada and the US in two days!
There were three bright fireballs on 24. and 25 July 2019! The first one was on Wednesday early in the morning over Ontario, Canada, the second one in the evening over the US East Coast, and the…
2020 Meteor Shower Calendar
The 30 th International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar is available! The main intention of the annual International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar is to draw the attention of…
Exceptional multiple meteor over Brazil
1, 2, 3, 4... up to 9 parallel (and maybe 10) meteors appears nearly simultaneously over Brazil on June 26! An exceptional event that was recorded by a BRAMON video station in Maranhão, Brazil. A…
Bright blue-green fireball over Australia!
On Friday evening a lot of Australians could see a spectacular and very colourful fireball over their south-east coast. The event happened on 5 July 2019 at 20:50 AEST (10:50 UTC). There are reports…
Fireball over the Caribbean (South of Puerto Rico) detected before it entered!
On Saturday there was a bright fireball over the Caribbean (22.06.2019 - 21:25 UT) South of Puerto Rico. It is especially interesting considering the different types of instruments that have observed…
WGN 47:2 out now!
The April 2019 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Responses of…
Update - Large Asteroids over Australia - 19 and 21 May 2019
In the night from Sunday to Monday Australians could observe a large fireball in Central Australia! The time is estimated at around 00:20 ACST (19.05.2019 at 14:50 UT) with a very visible flash that…
Viewing the eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2019
The eta Aquariids (ETA) are active between April 17 and May 24. The strongest activity is usually seen near May 7, when rates can reach 25-30 meteors per hour as seen from the tropical areas of the…
Impressive Brazilian fireball on April 12
Is it a ligthning? Is it a firework? No, it's a meteor! It's while checking the video recordings from his camera in Torres - RS, that Gabriel Zaparolli, a BRAMON (Brazilian Meteor Observing Network)…
Asteroid hits Earth over Krasnoyarsk
On April 6, 2019, around 12:00 UTC (19:00 local time), a bright fireball lit up the sky over Russia once again. It was the third object that entered the atmosphere over this area in the last few…
WGN 47:1 out now!
The February 2019 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format . The contents this month: Janus ( C…
Registration opened for 2019 IMC in Bollmannsruh, Germany
Registration is now open to assist to the 38th International Meteor Conference (IMC) that will be held on October 3 - 6, 2019 in Bollmannsruh, Germany...
Huge fireball over Venezuela on Feb 9
On February 9, 2019, around 23h 20min UT (which equals 19h 20min, local time), a bright fireball enlightened the sky over Venzuela. It was recorded by 5 cameras and a meteorological satellite…
Fireball sighting and meteorite fall over Cuba on Feb 1st
On Friday, February 1st, 2019, at 01:21 p.m. (18h 21min UT), a bright fireball was observed and filmed over Western Cuba, followed by a vapor condensation trail that persisted for several minutes…
Bright fireball over Spain on Dec 22, 2018
On 2018 December 22, at 21h 12min 00+/-1sec UTC, a very bright fireball was widely observed and reported by numerous casual eyewitnesses, most of them located in the region of Navarra and…
