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544 articles from the International Meteor Organization archive, newest first.
WGN issue 52-2
The April 2024 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 — Addendum…
Vacancy: Meteor research in the frame of the SORBET project (before June 14)
Meteor research in the frame of the SORBET (Services and OpeRability of the BRAMS nETwork) project (radio forward scatter observations). Link to the job description …
Meteorite dropping fireball over UK on May 6
There are names that are fated: Stone (Staffordshire, Western Midlands, UK) is one of them! On May 6th, 2024, 03h 00min UT (04h 00min BST*), a bright fireball was witnessed by a few people, due to…
Huge fireball over Spain and Portugal on May 18!
Many people were out in Spain and Portugal on Saturday night. The one that were fortunate enough to be located in the Western parts of the Iberica peninsula could observe a dramatic meteoric event: a…
Potential Belgian meteorite dropping fireball in Germany on May 7
On May 7th, 2024, 20h 49min UT (22h 49min CEST*), a bright , slow-moving and long-lasting fireball was observed by thousands of people from Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, of whom more…
Viewing the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2024
Eta Aquariids in 2024 will peak on May 5th The eta Aquariids are active from April 19 through May 28. The best rates occur from May 1-10 with an added bonus as rates are expected to be enhanced by…
WGN issue 52-1
The February 2024 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 2024 IMC in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Registration is now open for the 43rd International Meteor Conference (IMC) that will be held on September 19th – September 22nd, 2024 in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic! The IMC will be a hybrid…
WGN issue 51-6
The December 2023 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: IMC 2024 in…
2024 BX1 meteorite recovery and January fireballs
Flurry of meteorites... A few days after the small asteroid 2024 BX1 entered the Earth atmosphere above Germany, less than 3 hours after its discovery , hundreds of meteorite hunters rushed as soon…
2024 BX1 fireball trajectory and strewn field calculations
original article posted here , translated and published with kinf authorization of their authors, Pavel Spurný, Jiří Borovička and Lukáš Shrbený. Updates at the end of the article. Shortly after 1:30…
2024 BX1: an exciting night seen from Oldenburg University
This post was originally published on the Oldenburg University website , and is published here with its author ( Tobias Hoffman ) kind authorization. Video of fireball from C.T. (Berlin area) 21st of…
2024 BX1: 8th predicted Earth impact!
Eight. Eight asteroids have been discovered before they entered the Earth atmosphere. And three out of them all have been discovered by the same person: Krisztián Sárneczky from GINOP KHK observatory…
New Year's meteorite recovery in Arizona
At the end of last year, like an anticipated New Year's Eve firework, a very bright and long lasting slow fireball enlightened the skies of Western United States. Observed and video recorded on…
Viewing the 2024 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The Quadrantids can be one of the strongest displays of the year, yet they are difficult to observe. The main factor is that the display of strong activity only has a duration of about 6 hours. The…
lambda-Sculptorids (?), a new meteor shower associated to 46P/Wirtanen
On October 7, 2021, the activity of a new meteor shower, called Arids , associated to comet 15P/Finlay, was predicted by Jérémie Vaubaillon and his team from the Observatory of Paris and observed…
Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2023
The Geminids are active from November 24 through December 24, but don’t kick into high gear until the second week of December. The moon reaches its last quarter phase on December 4 th and viewing…
Andromedids Meteor Outburst on 2 December 2023?
In early December 2011, astronomers were surprised by an outburst of mostly faint meteors radiating from the constellation of Cassiopeia. Subsequent studies revealed that these meteors were related…
