Saturday, October 31, 2009
annual meteor showers
This is a list of meteors for a year. Sorted by the date they start... You'll
need to check if the Moon is interferring on any of these dates.
| name |
start |
peak |
end |
ZHR |
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notes |
| Quarantids |
Jan 1 |
Jan 4 |
Jan 5 |
100 |
|
look in Boötes |
| Lyrids (April) |
Apr 19 |
Apr 22 |
Apr 24 |
20 |
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| η Aquarids |
May 1 |
May 5 |
May 8 |
60 |
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| Lyrids (June) |
Jun 10 |
Jun 16 |
Jun 21 |
10 |
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| Ophiuchids |
Jun 17 |
Jun 20 |
Jun 26 |
15 |
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| Capricornids |
Jul 10 |
Jul 25 |
Aug 5 |
15 |
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| δ Aquarids |
Jul 15 |
Jul 29 |
Aug 15 |
30 |
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| Pisces Australids |
Jul 15 |
Jul 30 |
Aug 20 |
14 |
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| α Capricornids |
Jul 15 |
Aug 1 |
Aug 25 |
10 |
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| ι Aquarids |
Jul 15 |
Aug 5 |
Aug 25 |
13 |
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| Perseids |
Jul 25 |
Aug 12 |
Aug 18 |
80 |
|
summer fav |
| κ Cygnids |
Aug 18 |
Aug 20 |
Aug 22 |
10 |
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| S. Taurids |
Oct 10 |
Nov 5 |
Dec 5 |
10 |
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| Orionids |
Oct 16 |
Oct 21 |
Oct 27 |
25 |
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| N. Taurids |
Oct 17 |
Nov 12 |
Dec 5 |
15 |
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| Leonids |
Nov 14 |
Nov 17 |
Nov 20 |
15 |
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how many? |
| α Monocerotids |
? |
Nov 21 |
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20 |
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| Phoenicids |
Dec 5 |
Dec 5 |
Dec 5 |
25 |
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| Geminids |
Dec 7 |
Dec 13 |
Dec 15 |
120 |
|
winter fav |
| Ursids |
Dec 17 |
Dec 22 |
Dec 24 |
15 |
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where ZHR is the Zenithal Hourly Rate.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
sources
I gather information about upcoming astronomical events from a variety of sources.
- Astronomy Data Book, Revised Edition 1979, Robinson and Muirden, published
by David & Charles
- RASC Observer's Handbook (annual)
- American Meteor Society Ltd.
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