Amateur activity
Meteor Observing
Counting and recording meteors during a shower — their number, brightness, and paths — to measure the shower's strength and structure. Coordinated worldwide by the International Meteor Organization, it is a science anyone can do with nothing but their eyes and patience.
Highlights
- ›Real science with nothing but your eyes
Methods, objects & tools
Across public astronomy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withPerseids
- Associated withInternational Meteor Organization
- Associated withInternational Meteor Organization
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.