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Fireballs over Canada, UK, and France!
On Saturday evening there were two bright fireballs observed, over the UK and only some hours later over Canada! A couple of days before, on Tuesday, another bright fireball was spotted over France…
Bright fireballs over Spain and Iowa/Illinois
Two bright fireballs occured on July 9, a few tens of minutes apart, over different regions of the world. The first was widely observed from the United States (mainly Iowa and Illinois) at 01h40 UT…
Fireball over the Netherlands on 29 June 2018
A bright fireball occured over the Netherlands on 29 June 2018 at 21:30:14 UT. So far, we received more than 210 witness reports , from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, England, and…
2019 Meteor Shower Calendar
The main intention of the annual International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar is to draw the attention of observers to regularly returning meteor showers as well as to provide information…
WGN 46:3 out now!
The June 2018 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: Ten Years of the…
Daytime Fireball over Russia on June 21
On 21 June 2018, a very bright fireball occurred over western Russia around 01:15 UT (04:15 LT). The event was captured on video and caused a lot of public attention. The event has been reported by…
Bright fireball over Belgium on June 16 - updated trajectory
On June 16th evening, at 21 h 11 min UT (Universal Time), a bright fireball was widely observed from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and France...
Bright fireballs over China, Hungaria and Mediterranean sea
Parallel to the Bostwanian event linked to the atmospheric entry of asteroid 2018 LA,very bright fireballs lit up the sky during the last weeks.
Asteroid 2018 LA hit the atmosphere over Botswana on June 2
On June 2, 2018 around 16h44 UT (18h44 CAT), the asteroid 2018 LA (previously numbered: ZLAF9B2) impacted the Earth atmosphere over Botswana, near South Africa border.
WGN 46:2 out now!
The April 2018 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: News from the IMO…
Close approach of 2010 WC9 on May 15
Re-discovered on May 8th, 2018, 2010 WC9 is a 60-130 meter-large object than will pass at around 0.5 lunar distance from the Earth on May 15th, 22h 05min UT. Which is one of the closest flyby from an…
IMC 2018: early-bird deadline is approaching!
Currently, 54 participants from 16 countries have already registered for the IMC 2018 . If you are one of them, congratulations! We are looking forward to seeing you in Pezinok-Modra! In the other…
Viewing the eta Aquariids 2018
The eta Aquariids (ETA) are active between April 19 and May 28. The strongest activity is usually seen near May 6, when rates can reach 25-30 meteors per hour as seen from the tropical areas of the…
Viewing the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2018
The Lyrids are particles of comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher which has an orbit of about 415 years. Outbursts of the Lyrids have occurred in intervals of about 60 years with the years 1803, 1862, 1922, and…
Janus 2018
Welcome to the first WGN issue of 2018! The start of a new year offers an opportunity to reflect: what did we achieve in the past year? Which opportunities are at hand and what do we want to achieve…
WGN 46:1 out now!
The February 2018 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…
Visual Workshop & Spectroscopic Workshop - Pezinok-Modra, Slovakia, August 29-30, 2018
Right before the IMC 2018, a Visual Workshop and a Spectroscopic Workshop will be organized at the conference venue. Visual Workshop The Visual Workshop will focus on a hands-on session where experts…
IMC2018, Pezinok-Modra, Slovakia: Registration opened
Registration is now open to assist to the 37th International Meteor Conference that will be held on August 30–September 2, 2017 in Pezinok-Modra, Slovakia. Last registration deadline is on June 30!
