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Viewing the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2021

April 27, 2021 by Robert Lunsford -

Bright Fireball Over the Gulf of Lion

April 25, 2021 by Robert Lunsford -

Europlanet Science Workshops in 2021

April 20, 2021 by Karl Antier -

Possible Italian meteorite dropping fireball on March 15

April 17, 2021 by Robert Lunsford - 1

Daylight fireball over the Channel on March 20

March 21, 2021 by Karl Antier -

The delta-Mensids active again in 2021

March 20, 2021 by Robert Lunsford -

Extremely rare meteorite recovered in UK!

March 9, 2021 by Karl Antier -

Two potential meteorite dropping fireballs over Europe on Feb 27 and 28

March 2, 2021 by Karl Antier - 0

Meteor Activity from Two New Southern Showers

March 1, 2021 by Robert Lunsford -

UPDATE: Meteorite recovery after Swedish Nov 7 fireball

March 1, 2021 by Karl Antier - 0

Natural vs artificial February fireballs

February 21, 2021 by Karl Antier - 1

Belgian fireball on January 22

January 23, 2021 by Karl Antier -

Meteor burst from unknown origin

January 21, 2021 by Robert Lunsford - 0

Viewing the Quadrantid Meteor Shower in 2021

January 2, 2021 by Robert Lunsford -

Santa’s sleigh over China?

December 28, 2020 by Theresa Ott and Esther Drolshagen -

Ursid activity enhancement in 2020?

December 16, 2020 by Robert Lunsford -

Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower in 2020

December 10, 2020 by Robert Lunsford - 0

A fireball lit up Japanese skies on Nov. 28

November 29, 2020 by Karl Antier -

Fireballs over Europe on Nov. 19 and 20

November 29, 2020 by Karl Antier -

Viewing the Leonids in 2020

November 16, 2020 by Robert Lunsford - 1

Latest Major Fireball Events

Everyday, we receive reports about Fireballs. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events:

18Jan 71 reports (IA, IL...)
17Jan 43 reports (OR & WA)
15Jan 81 reports (CT, MA...)
7Jan 41 reports
3Jan 32 reports
31Dec 35 reports (FL, GA...)
31Dec 25 reports (FL & GA)
28Dec 25 reports (CA)

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Meteor Showers Calendar

Next major shower peak

The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity…

Peak Night: Apr 22 2025.
The moon will be 40% of full.

Meteor Shower Calendar

Report a Fireball

Report A fireball You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball.

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MeteorFlux 2.1 Realtime Viewer

Based on data collected by observers of the IMO Video Meteor Network, MeteorFlux 2.1 Realtime Viewer allows you to access the latest ZHR graphs of currently monitored active meteor showers: