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Meteor Shower list
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danny
for the Astronomy domain
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| Perseids |
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The Perseids ( pûr'sē-ĭdz) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. Meteor showers occur when...
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| Leonids |
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The Leonids ([ˈli.əˌnɪdz] lee-uh-nids) are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the meteors appear to stream from that point in the...
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| Ursids |
The Ursids meteor activity begins annually around December 17 and runs for a week plus, until the 25th or 26th. This meteor shower is named for its radiant point which is located near the star Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) in the constellation Ursa...
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| Quadrantids |
The Quadrantids are a strong January meteor shower.
The radiant of this shower is an area inside the constellation Boötes. The name comes from Quadrans Muralis, an obsolete constellation that is now part of Boötes.
The parent body of the...
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| Gamma Velids | |||||
| Alpha Crucids | |||||
| Delta Cancrids |
The Delta Cancrids is a medium strength meteor shower lasting from December 14 to February 14, the main shower from January 1 to January 24. The radiant is located in the constellation of Cancer, near Delta Cancri. It peaks on January 17 each year,...
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| Alpha Hydrids | |||||
| Eta Carinids |
The Eta Carinids are a meteor shower lasting from January 14 to 27 each year. It peaks on January 21. It was first discovered in 1961 in Australia. Roughly two to three meteors occur per hour at its maximum. It gets its name from the radiant which...
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| Alpha Carinids | |||||
| Delta Velids | |||||
| Alpha Centaurids |
The Alpha Centaurids are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. The average magnitude is around 2.5, with a peak of about three meteors an hour.
They have been observed since 1969, with a single...
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| Omicron Centaurids |
The Omicron Centaurids meteor shower has a radiant which is in the constellation Centaurus which is visible from the southern hemisphere. It is most easily seen at 2:00 am, local standard time. It is visible from late January through February each...
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| Theta Centaurids | |||||
| February Leonids | |||||
| Delta Leonids | |||||
| Gamma Normids | |||||
| Virginids |
The Virginids are a meteor shower. There are many major and minor meteor shower streams that occur during the Virginid Complex, including the Alpha Virginids, Gamma Virginids, Eta Virginids, Theta Virginids, Iota Virginids, Lambda Virginids, Mu...
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| Delta Pavonids | |||||
| Librids | |||||
| Lyrids |
The Lyrids are a strong meteor shower lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year. The radiant of the meteor shower is located in the constellation Lyra, peaking at April 22—hence they are also called the Alpha Lyrids or April Lyrids. The source of...
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| Pi Puppids |
The Pi Puppids are a meteor shower associated with the comet Comet Grigg-Skjellerup 26P.
The meteor stream was viewable around April 23 but only in years around the parent comet's perihelion date, the last being in 2003. However, as the planet...
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| Alpha Bootids | |||||
| Mu Virginids | |||||
| Omega Capricornids | |||||
| Eta Aquarids |
The Eta Aquarids are a meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
The shower is visible from late April to early May each year with peak activity on May 6.
The Eta Aquarids get their name because their radiant appears to lie in the...
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| Alpha Scorpiids | |||||
| Beta Corona Austrinids | |||||
| Omega Scorpiids | |||||
| Arietids |
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The Arietids are a strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. The source of the shower is unknown, but...
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| Sagittarids | |||||
| Tau Cetids | |||||
| June Bootids |
The June Bootids are a meteor shower occurring roughly between 26 June and 2 July each year. In most years their activity is weak, with a zenith hourly rate (ZHR) of only 1 or 2. However, occasional outbursts have been seen, with the outburst of...
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| Tau Aquarids | |||||
| Theta Ophiuchids | |||||
| July Pegasids | |||||
| July Phoenicids | |||||
| Alpha Cygnids | |||||
| Sigma Capricornids | |||||
| Piscis Austrinids | |||||
| Southern Delta Aquarids |
The Southern Delta Aquarids are a meteor shower visible from mid July to mid August each year with peak activity on July 28 or 29 July. The parent body for this shower is unknown. Periodic Comet 96P/Machholz 2 (1994o) is the leading candidate but...
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| Alpha Capricornids | |||||
| South Iota Aquarids | |||||
| North Delta Aquarids | |||||
| Kappa Cygnids | |||||
| North Iota Aquarids | |||||
| Pi Eridanids | |||||
| Gamma Doradids | |||||
| Alpha Aurigids | |||||
| September Perseids | |||||
| Aries-triangulids | |||||
| Piscids | |||||
| Kappa Aquarids | |||||
| October Arietids | |||||
| Giacobinids |
The Giacobinids (also known as the Draconids) are a meteor shower whose parent body is the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. It happens during early October, the best nights being Oct. 8-10. The Giacobinids are best viewed in the pre-dawn hours...
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| Delta Aurigids | |||||
| Epsilon Geminids | |||||