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Report a Fireball Latest News Meteor Activity Outlook for May 11-17, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - May 12, 2024 - William Klock captured this brilliant fireball through clouds on August 12, 2023, at 04:04 CET (02:04 UT) from Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, France.… Meteor Activity Outlook for May 4-10, 2024 Ryan Connor captured this bright Leonid fireball through clouds using his AllSky Camera System on November 17, 2023, at 02:26… by Robert Lunsford - May 3, 2024 - 2 Viewing the 2024 Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Meteor showers on Earth are caused by streams of meteoroids hitting our atmosphere. These meteoroids are sand and… by Robert Lunsford - Apr 27, 2024 - 2 Meteor Activity Outlook for April 27 – May 3, 2024 Andy Fluguar captured this bright Leonid fireball on November 18, 2023, at 00:39 CST (06:39 UT) from Annandale, Minnesota USA. … by Robert Lunsford - Apr 26, 2024 - Meteor Activity Outlook for April 20-26, 2024 Ed Albin captured this bright fireball using his AllSky Camera System on November 9, 2023, at 20:22 EST (Nov 10 01:22… by Robert Lunsford - Apr 19, 2024 - Meteor Activity Outlook for April 13-19, 2024 Leslie Kaye captured this bright fireball on November 6, 2023, at 04:04 GMT from Meriden, England. This could have been… by Robert Lunsford - Apr 12, 2024 - Meteor Activity Outlook for April 6-12, 2024 Paul Smith was photographing aurora on November 5, 2023, at 20:08 GMT when this bright meteor shot through the field… by Robert Lunsford - Apr 4, 2024 - 1 Latest Major Fireball Events Everyday, we receive reports about fireballs from all around the world. Here are some of the latest major Fireball Events (with at least 30 reports): 11 May 43 reports 10 May 35 reports IA, IL, KS, MN... 8 May 87 reports OR & WA 7 May 72 reports 5 May 31 reports 3 May 120 reports IA, IL, IN, KY... 28 Apr 49 reports DE, MD, NJ, PA... 26 Apr 134 reports CT, DE, MA, NY... 19 Apr 38 reports 16 Apr 45 reports AZ & CA 16 Apr 127 reports AZ, CA, CO, NV... 14 Apr 32 reports GA, IL, IN, KY... 13 Apr 149 reports CT, DC, DE, MD... 11 Apr 235 reports 10 Apr 480 reports 10 Apr 51 reports CT, DE, MD, NJ... 2 Apr 113 reports CA & NV 2 Apr 72 reports 23 Mar 35 reports 19 Mar 66 reports CT, DE, MA, NH... 12 Mar 196 reports 8 Mar 270 reports 3 Mar 38 reports IL, IN, MI, OH... 2 Mar 64 reports AL, AR, GA, KY... Browse all events Report a Fireball Pending Fireball Reports We are currently investigating 133 reports about fireballs seen over NH, OH, IN, FL, IL, KY, MI, IA, UT, ID, MT, NY, WA, KS, WV, OR, TX, VA, NE, CA, NC, MD, NV, AZ, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Illinois . We are also currently investigating 61 reports from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, New Caledonia, Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa . Featured Photo All photos Credit: WL C. Featured Video All videos Credit: Jay Beeson 2018 was a pretty good year for AMS Meteor Showers Visual Report You can now contribute to the VMDB (Visual Meteor Database) project by sending your visual reports to the International Meteor Organization or send them via email to the AMS. Other news All news Meteor Activity Outlook for March 30-April 5, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Mar 29, 2024 - Jay Shaffer captured this impressive fireball passing near the moon on November 3, 2023, at 04:16 MDT (10:16 UT) from… Meteor Activity Outlook for March 23-29, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Mar 22, 2024 - 3 ” class= Jackie Rubi-Günthart captured this brilliant fireball while photographing aurora on September 12, 2023, at 22:30 GMT from Reykjahlíð, Iceland.… Meteor Activity Outlook for March 16-22, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Mar 15, 2024 - Grant Birley captured this colorful fireball through clouds on August 14, 2023, at 21:07 NZDT (09:07 UT) from Ben Ohau,… Meteor Activity Outlook for March 9-15, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Mar 8, 2024 - 3 William Lassiter captured this brilliant fireball on September 10, 2023, at 23:05 HST (09:05 UT on Sep 11) from Waialua,… Meteor Activity Outlook for March 2-8, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Mar 1, 2024 - ” class= Grant Birley captured this double bursting fireball on August 2, 2022, at 22:56 NZDT (10:56 UT) from Whangaparāoa,… Meteor Activity Outlook for February 24-March 1, 2024 by Robert Lunsford - Feb 23, 2024 - 1 Cédric Humbert captured this colorful fireball low on the southwestern horizon on September 10, 2023, at 00:14 CEST (22:14 UT… Some of the images shown on this website may involve HDR technology and as such may not be compatible with either meteor magnitudes or meteor rates obtained by traditional visual or other standard photometric techniques. Report a fireball You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball. Report a Fireball Active Meteor Showers eta Aquariids active from April 19th to May 28th The Eta Aquariids are a strong shower when viewed from the southern tropics. From the equator northward, they usually only produce medium rates of 10-30 per hour just before dawn. Activity is good for… Peak Night: May 5-6, 2024 The moon will be 6% full. Meteor Shower Calendar 2024 Major Showers to come Southern delta Aquariids from July 12th to August 23rd alpha Capricornids from July 3rd to August 15th Perseids from July 17th to August 24th Meteor Shower Calendar 2024 Help Us AMS is a non-profit scientific organization, thanks to support by members and individuals with interest in meteoric astronomy. Please help us! DONATE Official acknowledgement receipts will only be sent to those donors leaving a mailing address. or become an official member . 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