Meteor: A small solid body that enters the planet’s atmosphere from outer space and is raised to incandescence by the friction from it’s rapid motion.
² Take a lawn chair to the darkest site available to you. The further you can get from city light pollution the more meteors you will be able to see. Keep in mind that if the moon is full it will be harder to see the fainter meteors.
² Go as late as you can, preferably after midnight. They usually get better closer to dawn.
Period Date Speed Rating
Alpha-Centaurids
Virginids
Lyrids
Pi-Puppids
Eta-Aquarids
Sagittarids
Phoenicids
Pisces Austrinids
South Delta-Aquarids
Perseids
Alpha-Aurigids
Delta-Aurigids
Draconids
Orionids
South Taurids
North Taurids
Leonids
Alpha-Monocerotids
Phoenicids
Puppid-Velids
Geminids
Coma Berenicids
Ursids
Jan 28-Feb 21
Jan 25-Apr 15
Apr 16-Apr 25
Apr 15-Apr 28
Apr 19-May 28
Apr 15-Jul 15
Jul 10-Jul 16
Jul 15-Aug 10
Jul 12-Aug 19
Jul 17-Aug 24
Aug 25-Sep 05
Sep 05-Oct 10
Oct 06-Oct 10
Oct 02-Nov 07
Oct 01-Nov 25
Oct 01-Nov 25
Nov 14-Nov 21
Nov 15-Nov 25
Nov 28-Dec 09
Dec 01-Dec 15
Dec 07-Dec 17
Dec 12-Jan 23
Dec 17-Dec 26
Feb 08 Fast Weak
Mar 24 Med-Slow Weak
Apr 22 Med-Fast Medium to Strong
Apr 23 Slow Usually Weak
May 05 Fast Strong to Very
May 19 Med-Slow Weak
Jul 13 Med-Fast Usually Weak
Jul 28 Medium Weak
Jul 28 Medium Strong
Aug 12 Fast Very Strong
Sep 01 Fast Medium
Sep 08 Fast Weak
Oct 08 Slow Very Weak
Oct 21 Fast Strong
Nov 05 Med-Slow Weak
Nov 12 Med-Slow Weak
Nov 17 Fast Strong to STORM
Nov 21 Fast Usually Weak
Dec 06 Slow! Usually Weak
Dec 07 Medium Medium - SOUTH
Dec 14 Medium Very Strong
Dec 19 Fast Weak
Dec 22 Medium Medium