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WGN 45:6 out now!
The December 2017 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: From the…
Bright fireball over Manitoba/Minnesota border on Jan 4
A very bright and colourfull fireball was observed and reported by more than 400 witnesses on January 4, 2018, around 03h 25min UT (9:25 pm cst). It was also recorded in Bemijdi by a police dashcam…
Observing the 2018 Quadrantids display
Like every year, as the New Year just begins, skies give us a unique opportunity (for Northern hemisphere observers) to start it with a flurry of wishes: the Quadrantids meteor shower, one of the…
Last bright fireball of year 2017 over the UK?
On December 31, 2017, around 17h 35min UT, a few hours before we entered 2018, a very bright fireball was observed over the United Kingdom (mainly from England and Scotland)!
Ursid activity to peak on December 22
Nearly one week after the impressive Geminid peak of activity, another interesting meteor shower is about to undergo its maximum of activity: the Ursid (URS) meteor shower, associated to periodic…
Bright fireball over Norway on Dec 18
On December 18, 2017, at 16:37:07 UT, a bright fireball lit up the southern regions of Norway. The event was registered by the cameras of the Norwegian Meteor Network on a quite cloudy sky.
Impressive 2017 Geminids!
According to observers, the 2017 Geminid activity looked very impressive this year, regarding hourly rates and brightness of meteors...
Geminid peak close to Phaethon
The Geminid peak is expected to occur on December 14 around 0630UT. The shower has a broad maximum. Recent modelling and analysis of visual and video data has shown that the activity level is…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2017
The Geminid meteor shower is the favorite of most meteor observers as it usually provides the strongest display of the year. On the peak night (December 13/14) between the hours of 1:00 and 2:00am…
WGN 45:5 out now!
The October 2017 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: Definitions of…
Another set of fireballs recorded on Nov 16-17
On November 16th, 2017, at 18 h 40 min UT, a very bright fireball was recorded over Northern Finland: it was recorded by several cameras over the country, and the blast originating from the meteor…
Major Fireballs over Germany, France, Ohio and Arizona
Nov 14 th 16:48 UT - Fireball over Germany The fireball that flew over Germany on Nov 14 th around 16:48 UT is the most reported fireball event from Europe since the AMS and the IMO launched the…
Possible activity from the alpha-Monocerotids in 2017?
Shortly after the Earth has encountered the core of the Leonid meteor shower in mid-November, we encounter another stream, much less known, but capable of surprise activity. The alpha-Monocerotids…
A/2017 U1, first interstellar asteroid ever detected!
On October 20th, when the Pan-STARRS detected a dim 20th magnitude object, nobody realized this object may be unique. Today, with more than 70 observations of this small object, there is no more…
International Meteor Conference 2017 was a great success!
Last weekend, the 36th International Meteor Conference (IMC) took place at Petnica Science Center in Serbia. For three days, over 130 participants from 25 countries attended the meeting.
Viewing the Orionids in 2017
The Orionids, like all meteor showers, are named after the constellation in which they appear to come from, which in this case is Orion. Remnants from this shower come from Halley's Comet, officially…
House-sized asteroid 2012 TC4 coming close to Earth tonight!
On October 12th, 2017, around 05h 42min UT, a small piece of rock, which dimensions range from 10 to 30 m, will pass at approximately 52 000 km from Earth surface. Shining as a fast moving +12,8…
Huge fireball over Southern China (Oct 4)!
On October 4th, 2017, 12h 07min 05sec UT, a huge fireball was observed, filmed and physically recorded over the Yunnan province, Southern China. According to the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies…
