In simple terms of local geography, our receiving systems are located in Northern Europe. Because the Earth rotates, the ground location facing the direction of orbit is constantly changing, so our radar system is effectively scanning all directions depending on time of day, like a big rotating antenna. But meteors are most prevalent on the leading face of Earth in the direction of our orbit.
You cannot predict exactly when or where meteors will happen. Because of this, all of us will experience a meteor shower as we pass through regions of space debris no matter where we are on Earth. Earth is also rotating at 1,040 miles per hour (at the equator) during its orbit. We are travelling at 67,000 miles per hour through space in a slightly elliptical orbit around our Sun and often pass through dust or comet debris along the way.
Since the Earth is not stationary relative to the space around it, our window on space is changing constantly. Which part of the sky does your meteor detection system cover? This depends on what you mean by "sky". It could also be argued that meteors are an irregular and evolving phenomenon and therefore there is really no "normal" for meteors. Most events occur in remote locations such as over the ocean, the poles or unpopulated land, as these regions make up most of the Earth's surface. It does not mean there are more events actually happening. Due to modern detection technology, the Internet and social media, there are many more events reported these days. There used to be many more impacts of much larger objects during Earth's early history but thankfully we live in quieter times. This has been going on for millions of years and our atmosphere has done an excellent job in protecting us. Our detection screens are always quite active, but peak to extremes during a meteor shower. Meteor & Asteroid FAQ Are we seeing an abnormal number of meteors? No, It is normal for thousands of meteoroids, to vaporise in the atmosphere every day.
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