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Possible activity of tau-Herculids to monitor next week!
The tau-Herculids are an obscure shower produced by the remnants of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. These meteors are only seen when the Earth passes through one of the filaments...
WGN 45:2 out now!
The April 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: Letter —…
2017 eta-Aquariids predictions and observations
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…
Observing a Near Earth Object on April 19!
It won't hit the ground, neither will it enter the Earth atmosphere, but it remains an interesting object to observe, whether you are a meteor enthusiat or not! Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHA)…
Observing 2017 Lyrids meteor shower
After three months of low rates, April ushers in two major showers (Lyrids and eta Aquariids) and a temporary upswing in meteor activity. The first of these showers is the Lyrids, which are active…
The IMO Support Fund
The IMO has a Support Fund to help serious amateurs in realizing meteor research projects. Support will be provided based on project proposals that will be evaluated by the IMO Council. A…
IMC 2017 in Petnica, Serbia - Sept 21-24: Registration opened
Registration is now open to assist to the 36th International Meteor Conference (IMC) that will be held on September 21 - 24, 2017 in Petnica, Serbia. Please, visit the official IMC 2017 website for…
WGN 45:1 out now!
The February 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: Writing for WGN…
A light and sound producing fireball over Texas, on February 27th
On February 27th, 2017, a very bright fireball was observed, filmed, and reported to the IMO/AMS via the Fireball Report Form. Videos of the event shows it lasted more than 6 seconds, and was easily…
Other fireballs over the US, Finland, Brazil...
While the Wisconsin fireball is taking over all other meteoric events, fireball season has began, and this has been illustrated by a few events that occurred during the last 2 weeks all over the…
Wisconsin fireball and Lake Michigan diving meteorites
February is maybe not the best period of the year to dive in a lake, especially a Northern hemisphere one like the Lake Michigan. But courageous (or robot equipped) people may find some interest in…
Doomsday asteroid... is not to come in February 2017!
The news is slowly widespreading over the Internet... According to the DailyMail online , a "self-proclaimed astronomer", Dr Dyomin Damir Zakharovich, predicts that an asteroid will crash on the…
Daylight fireball over Norway on Jan 15th!
A bright light flash appeared in the Norwegian daylight skies on Sunday, January 15th, 2017, at about 12h 48min UT (13h 48min local time). An impressive event which was followed, according to…
WGN 44:6 out now!
The December 2016 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: Editorial ( J…
Last bright fireballs over Brazil, the Netherlands, and USA
Some bright meteoric events lit up the sky all over the world over the last week. Here is a summary of the most impressive. Interesting coincidence was observed on January 11th, 2017 over the…
Last bright fireballs over Benelux, Denmark, Russia and Brazil!
On December 25th, 2016, at 2h 11min 10s UT, the Danish fireball camera network recorded a bright fireball. According to the computation based on 4 video records, the fireball was heading ENE and…
Enhanced radio activity of 2016 Ursids
Ursids meteor shower is the last one to be active of the year. The expected ZHR during the maximum of Ursids activity period is most of the time ranging around 10. But it can also reach 50 during…
New 3D animated visualisation of meteoroid streams!
We just added a new feature on the IMO Online Shower Calendar : a 3D animated view of the meteoroid streams the Earth will encounter all along its journey around the Sun. This model was created by…
