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Nicolas Rossetto captured this colorful Northern Taurid fireball on November 13, 2025, at 20:19 CET (19:19 UT) from Jouhe, France. The path is longer than normal as the radiant is close to the horizon. Under these circumstances the fireball can only skim the upper portions of the atmosphere which allows meteors to be longer and longer lasting too. © Nicolas Rossetto

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Kees Zwaan captured this multi-flaring Northern Taurid fireball on November 12, 2025, at 22:31 CET (21:31 UT) from Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands. The three bright stars to the right of the fireball are eta, zeta, and epsilon Ursae Majoris, also known as the “handle” of the Big Dipper. © Kees Zwaan

During this period the moon will reach its new phase on Saturday May 16t...

Nicolas Rossetto captured this flaring fireball on November 11, 2025 at 23:07 CET (22:07 UT) from Jouhe, France. © Nicolas Rossetto

During this period the moon’s phase will reach its last quarter phase on Saturday May 9th. At that time the half-illuminated moon will rise near 02:00 and will remain in the sky the remainder of the night. The best time to view meteor activi...