Meteor Section

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Meteor Section

The Meteor Section of the British Astronomical Association encourages amateurs to become involved in meteor astronomy through active observation, Section meetings, and contributions to the Section Newsletter and other publications of the Association.

Occasional reports are published in the Journal of the BAA. An account of the activity of the Section each year can be found in the Report of the Meteor Section, part of the Association's Annual Report.

Meteor Prospects for Spring-Summer 2007

The year opened with very unfavourable conditions (a Full Moon!) for the Quadrantids in early January. In the coming months, however, there are plenty of good observing opportunities - looking ahead to the autumn, especially, the Orionid, Leonids and Geminids will each be well-placed for dark sky conditions. In the more immediate future, the Lyrids offer a chance to clock up some observing time with reasonable activity following the quiet months of the year’s opening quarter. Come high summer, the August’s Perseids are superbly-placed in 2007