Summary of Annual Meteor Showers

This excellent encapsulation by Mike Reynolds, of all things which are bright and moving -- fast -- through the night sky of the northern hemisphere, is available for purchase online (about 15$US). Everyone who enjoys shooting-star gazing should own a copy. I find this excerpt very helpful (major showers are in bold):




ANNUAL METEOR SHOWERS
Active PeriodPeak DaysZenithal Hourly Rate
28 DEC - 7 JAN
28 DEC - 28 JAN
14 DEC - 14 FEB
13 JAN - 13 FEB
31 JAN - 23 FEB
2 FEB - 19 MAR
13 FEB - 8 APR
14 FEB - 25 APR
24 FEB - 27 MAR
10 MAR - 21 APR
10 MAR - 6 MAY
5 APR - 21 APR
16 APR - 25 APR
15 APR - 7 MAY
21 APR - 12 MAY
1 MAY - 9 MAY
8 APR - 16 JUN
19 MAY - 19 JUN
21 MAY - 16 JUN
10 JUN - 21 JUN
1 JUN - 15 JUL
19 MAY - 2 JUL
27 JUN - 5 JUL
2 JUN - 29 JUL
9 JUL - 20 JUL
14 JUL - 18 AUG
15 JUL - 11 SEP
1 JUL - 18 SEP
12 AUG
17 JUL - 24 AUG
16 JUL - 10 SEP
9 AUG - 30 AUG
26 JUL - 1 SEP
11 AUG - 10 SEP
25 AUG - 6 SEP
1 SEP - 14 SEP
12 AUG - 7 OCT
20 SEP - 2 NOV
22 SEP - 23 OCT
7 SEP - 27 OCT
6 OCT - 9 OCT
10 OCT - 27 OCT
15 OCT - 29 OCT
17 SEP - 27 NOV
12 OCT - 2 DEC
25 SEP - 5 DEC
14 NOV - 21 NOV
13 NOV - 2 DEC
8 DEC - 2 JAN
16 NOV - 18 DEC
9 NOV - 18 DEC
6 DEC - 19 DEC
12 DEC - 23 JAN
17 DEC - 25 DEC
11 DEC - 21 JAN
3-4 JAN
8 & 21 JAN
17 JAN
24 - 31 JAN
5 - 10 FEB
22 FEB
3 - 9 MAR
around 20 MAR
around 18 MAR
around 20 MAR
7 - 18 APR
14 - 15 APR
21 or 22 APR
30 APR (varies)
5 MAY
6 MAY
18 - 19 MAY
9 JUN
10 JUN
15 JUN
18 JUN
20 JUN
28 JUN
27 JUN
14 JUL
29 JUL
1 AUG
6 AUG
12 AUG
12 or 13 AUG
13 AUG
13 - 14 AUG
18 AUG
25 AUG
1 SEP
7 SEP
11 SEP
First Week of OCT
6 - 15 OCT
8 OCT
8 OCT
19 OCT
21 OCT
30 OCT - 7 NOV
4 - 7 NOV
Around 14 NOV
17 NOV
21 NOV
8 - 9 DEC
10 DEC
11 DEC
13 - 14 DEC
19 - 29? DEC
22 - 23 DEC
31 DEC
45 - 200
varies
Up to 4
varies
varies
3 - 5
2 - 5
3 - 4
1 - 2
1 - 3
5 - 10
up to 5
10 - 20
varies
20+
2 - 6
2 - 3
1 - 2
10
up to 8
5
6
1 - 2
about 2 - 4
1 - 2
15 - 20
6 - 14
7 - 8
1 - 2
50 - 60 minimum
up to 10
4
up to 6
5 - 10
up to 9
1 - 4
up to 5
varies
varies
3 - 5
1 - storm of many thousands
1 - 2
25 - 30
about 7
about 7
up to 5
10 - 15+
1 - 5
1
5
1 - 2
50 - 100
varies
10 - 20
varies

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