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Meteor activity Outlook for 1-7 November 2025 | IMO As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major activity is expected this month, the two Taurid radiants plus the Leonids keep the skies active. Th...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for October 1-7, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

⚠️ Fireball Alert - Russia ⚠️
An extremely bright and long lasting fireball ☄️ was observed and video recorded over Western Russia on October 27, 03h 32min UT (06h 32min, MSK).
If you observed and/or recorded it, please share your observation with the international community: fireballs.imo.net

Meteor Activity Outlook for 25-31 October 2025 | IMO During this period, the Moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday, October 29th. On that date, the Moon will be located 90 degrees east of the Sun and will be set near 22:00 local standard tim...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for October 25-31, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

☄️ ☄️ In a few days, on Oct. 21-23, Orionid meteor shower will peak! If you wish to enjoy the show associated to famous Halley comet under moonless 🌑 skies, then read: www.imo.net/viewing-the-...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 18-24 October 2025 | IMO During this period, the Moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday, October 21st. On that date, the Moon will be located near the Sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses, the waxing cres...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for October 18-24, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

🛑 Fireball Alert - Spain 🇪🇸 🛑
An extremely bright fireball ☄️ was observed and video recorded over North-West Spain on Oct 15 evening, around 18h 38min UT (20h 38min, CEST).

If you observed and/or recorded it, please share your observation with the international community: fireballs.imo.net

Meteor Activity Outlook for 11-17 October 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday October 13th. On that date the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 23:00 local summer time (LST). T...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for October 11-17, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

WGN issue 53-4 – August 2025 | IMO Fantastic fireball captured on 2025 July 2 at 23h50m UT from Onich, Scotland. The initial bust was far brighter than the full moon. Image courtesy: Martin Collins.The August 2025 issue of the IMO Jour...

The August 2025 issue of the IMO Journal (WGN issue 53-4) is now available!
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Meteor Activity Outlook for 4-10 October 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday October 7th. On that date the moon will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. The moon will be a maj...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for October 4-10, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 27 September – 3 October 2025 | IMO Meteor activity increases in October when compared to September. A major shower (the Orionids) is active all month long and there are also many minor showers to be seen. Both branches of the Taurids b...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for September 27-October 3, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

IMC 2025 is over… Thanks to all! | IMO Figure- Participants to the 2025 International Meteor Conference, in Soest, the Netherlands, on the traditional photography group. Credit: LOC IMC 2025This year, the IMC took place from September 18th...

IMC 2025 is over... Thanks to all!
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Meteor Activity Outlook for 20-26 September 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Sunday September 21st. On that date the moon will be located near the sun and will be invisible at night. As the week progresses, the waxing cresc...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for September 20-26, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

🛑 Fireball Alert - Argentina 🇦🇷 🛑
An extremely bright fireball ☄️ was observed and video recorded over Eastern coast of Argentina on September 13, at the beginningnof the night, around 22h 22min UT (19h 22min, ART).

If you observed and/or recorded it, please share your observation: fireballs.imo.net

Meteor Activity Outlook for 13-19 September 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday September 14th. On that date the half-illuminated moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 22:00 local s...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for September 13-19, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

🛑 Daylight fireball Alerts - Brazil 🇧🇷 & USA 🇺🇸 🛑
Two bright daylight fireballs ☄️ were observed and video recorded over Georgia (USA), on September 8th, 19h 47min UT (15h 47min, EDT) and over Ceará (Brazil) on September 9th, 17h 50min TU (14h 50min BRT).

Please share your obs. : fireballs.imo.net

IMC 2025 is Coming Soon – Join Us Online! | IMO The countdown has begun! The 44th International Meteor Conference (IMC 2025) is just around the corner. From September 18–21, 2025, Soest, the Netherlands will welcome meteor enthusiasts from all over...

The countdown has begun! The 44th International Meteor Conference (IMC 2025) is just around the corner. From September 18–21, 2025, Soest, the Netherlands will welcome meteor enthusiasts from all over the world for four days of talks, workshops, and community.
www.imo.net/imc-2025-is-...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 6-12 September 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its full quarter phase on Sunday September 7th. On that date it will be located opposite the sun and will lie above the horizon all night long. As the week progres...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for September 6-12, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

Spectacular Fireball Over Southern Japan | IMO Unlike the nights surrounding the Perseids peak (August 12 and 13), the sky was truly dark on the evening of August 19, 2025 — five days before the New Moon. But at 11:08:47 p.m. JST* (or 2:08:47 p.m....

It was one of the most energetic meteoric event ☄️ of the year: here are some infotrmation about the August 19th fireball over Japan (and also others August fireballs ☄️)!
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Meteor Activity Outlook for 30 August- 5 September 2025 | IMO Cullen Brown captured this fireball through clouds on July 31, 2025, at 04:39 CDT (09:39 UT) from Canyon Lake, Texas, USA. He mentioned that

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 30-September 5, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

🛑 Fireball Alert - Japan 🇯🇵 🛑
An exteemely bright fireball ☄️ was observed and video recorded over Japan, August 19, 14h 08min UT (23h 08min, JST).
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If you observed and/or recorded it, please share your observation with the international community: fireballs.imo.net

August fireballs over Australia, Denmark, and Antarctica | IMO Want to combine your vacation with some meteor(ite) science? Right now, you have some exciting options: Denmark, Australia, or—if you're feeling more adventurous—Antarctica and the Vostok Station! In ...

☄️ Want to combine your vacation with some meteor(ite) science? Here are some exciting options: Denmark, Australia, or... Antarctica and the Vostok Station!
☄️ Bright fireballs occured over these regions, possibly linked to meteorite falls.
So… which flight will you choose?
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Meteor Activity Outlook for 16-22 August 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday August 16th. On Friday night August 15th the half-illuminated moon will rise between 22 and 23 local summer time (LST). Moonligh...

The peak of the Perseids is over, but they are still active like others sources! To know more, Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for Aug. 16-22, 2025, is online! If you want to check all meteor showers that are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

International Meteor Organization Report a Fireball: it's fun and easy! You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball.

🛑 Fireball Alert - Australia 🇦🇺 🛑
A very bright and slow fireball ☄️ was observed and video recorded over Victoria (Australia), August 10, 09h 34min UT (19h 34min, AEST).
If you observed and/or recorded it, please share your observation with the international community: fireball.imo.net

Meteor Activity Outlook for 9-15 August 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Saturday August 9th. It will be difficult to view meteor activity this weekend with the bright moon above the horizon all night long. Later in th...

The peak of the Perseids will soon occur! To know more, Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 9-15, 2025, is online! And if you want to check all meteor showers that are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

Viewing the Perseids in 2025 | IMO Comet Dust Each July and August the Earth encounters debris left behind from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. This comet has an orbit of 133 years and last entered the inner solar system in 1992. Even though ...

☄️ ☄️ On August 12-13, one of the best meteoric and astronomical event of the year will happen: the Perseids meteor shower will peak!
To be sure not to miss anything, please read: www.imo.net/viewing-the-...

Become an IMO Meteor Alerter! | IMO Unlike other astronomical phenomena—such as solar or lunar eclipses, stellar and planetary occultations—meteor events are largely unpredictable. This doesn't mean we don't understand them at all, but ...

Interested in meteor ☄️ astronomy, and wanting to help the IMO website being more reactive about meteor news events?
This article is for you: www.imo.net/become-an-im...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 2-8 August 2025 | IMO Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the Perseid shower that peaks on August 13th. This shower is active most o...

It's time to go out for the Perseids! To know more, Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 2-8, 2025, is online! And if you want to check all meteor showers that are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 26 July-1 August 2025 | IMO During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday August 1st. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 23:00 local summer time on the pre...

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for July 26-August 1st, 2025, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look: www.imo.net/meteor-activ...

☄️☄️ You know the Perseids, but do you know other summer meteor showers? Some are currently active and will peak around July 30th, when the Moon won't be a disturbance: enjoy the show!
www.imo.net/viewing-late...