International Meteor Organization

29/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 29-September 4, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

September offers longer nights in the Northern Hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In the sky, no major showers are visible from either hemisphere, but the Northern Hemisphere enjoys the advantage of higher sporadic rates...

22/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 22-28, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Friday August 28th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun and will remain above the horizon all night long...

16/08/2026

The European Commission and ESA’s Planetary Defence Office together are organising the “EU-ESA Workshop on Meteor Observations for Planetary Defence” on 3-5 November 2026 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily, Italy.

The European Commission and ESA’s Planetary Defence Office are jointly organising the “EU-ESA Workshop on Meteor Observations for Planetary Defence”, which will take place on 3-5 November 2026 in Petralia Sottana, Sicily, Italy. Small imminent impactors are now routinely detected before enteri...

16/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 15-21, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on August 20th. At that time the moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near 22:30 LST. This weekend the waxing crescent moon will set during the evening hours and will not cause interference in viewing meteor activ

11/08/2026

✨ Everybody is preparing for the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, but don't forget there will be the Perseid ☄️☄️ peak the same day under... perfect conditions, as the New Moon 🌑 will hide the Sun 🌞 a few hours before!
✨ So rid our tips, and enjoy the second show of this great astronomical day 💫 !

Jan Wisniewski created this compilation of Perseid meteors captured in a series of 15s exposures using 4.5 mm fisheye lens on Canon T3i on August 5/6, 7/8, 8/9, 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14 2021, from Wingate Campsite in Dead Point Horse State Park, Utah, USA. The sporadic fireball occurred on Aug. 10th ar...

07/08/2026

📣 Last call for to register to the 2026 IMC, which will be held in Barcelonnette (French Alps), from September 24 to 27!
Deadline is August 10, so register now if you wish to join!
https://imc2026.imo.net/

06/08/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for August 1-7, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

Mark Kirschner captured this bright fireball through cloudy skies on December 13, 2025, at 02:27 EST (10:27 UT) from North Branford, Connecticut, USA. © Mark Kirschner Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the P...

05/08/2026

🛑 Fireball Alert - Italy 🇮🇹 and France 🇫🇷 🛑

A very bright fireball ☄️ flew over the Mediterrannean Sea, offshore Corsica, and was widely observed and video recorded in Italy and France, on August 3rd, at 20h 59min UT (22:59, CEST).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q_btZOFYFk

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

https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2026/6141

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25/07/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for July 25-31, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its full phase on Wednesday July 29th. At that time the moon will be located opposite the sun in the sky and will lie above the horizon most of the night...

19/07/2026

Bob Lunsford's Weekly Meteor Activity Outlook for July 18-24, 2026, is online! If you want to check which meteor showers are active this week, do not hesitate to have a look:

During this period the moon will reach its first quarter phase on Tuesday July 21st. At that time the half-illuminated moon will be located 90 degrees east of the sun and will set near midnight local summer time (LST). As the week progresses the moon will enter the morning sky, reducing the time ava