A meteor is an event, not just an object. It happens when small pebble (a meteoroid) enters our atmosphere and burns up. Any pieces that reach the ground are called meteorites. Meteoroids are distinguished from asteroids by being too small to cause much damage at ground level, if they were to hit the Earth.
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Online and print resources recommended by an expert who specializes in research about meteor showers.
What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower.
Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July.
Main showers dates, when to watch and the phase of the moon.
Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids.
A guide to when to look for meteors.
Includes information on research activities.
General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters and space debris.
Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.
Images and description of a bright meteor event on August 15, 1999, recorded by an all-sky camera at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(September 10, 1999)
General information, data, pictures. Also features educator's guides to micrometeorites, impact craters and space debris.
Encyclopedia article. Definitions, meteor showers, fireballs.
Includes information on research activities.
Main showers dates, when to watch and the phase of the moon.
A guide to when to look for meteors.
Online and print resources recommended by an expert who specializes in research about meteor showers.
Offers news, images and reports by a team observing meteor storms such as the Leonids and Perseids.
Information, observation and history. Updated yearly in July.
What to expect, how to observe and history of the shower.
Images and description of a bright meteor event on August 15, 1999, recorded by an all-sky camera at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(September 10, 1999)
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