Meteor showers Meteor showers The Beta Taurids are an annual meteor shower belonging to a class of "daytime showers" that peak after sunrise. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beta Taurids"
The Eta Aquarids are a meteor shower associated with Comet Halley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eta Aquarids"
The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by an object named 3200 Phaethon. In 2002 they peaked after sunset Friday, December 13. In 2004, they were very numerous and peaked after sunset on the 13th of December. The rate per hour was about 160 at peak. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geminids"
The Giacobinids are a meteor shower whose parent body is the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giacobinids"
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 1916 drawing attention to the previously unknown meteor shower. The most recent outburst occurred in 1998, when the ZHR reached up to 100. The meteor shower occurs when the Earth crosses the orbit of Comet Pons-Winnecke, a short-period comet which orbits the Sun once every 6.37 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "June Bootids"
The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leonids"
(List of meteor showers) ==See also== ...more on Wikipedia about "List of meteor showers"
From earliest times, humankind has noticed flurries of meteors that seemed to emanate from particular points in the sky at particular times of the year. These flurries, now called meteor showers, are produced by small fragments of cosmic debris entering the earth's atmosphere at extremely high speed. When the number of meteors is large, it is called a meteor storm. Each time a periodic comet swings by the Sun, it produces large amounts of small particles which will eventually spread out along the entire orbit of the comet to form a meteoroid "stream". If the Earth's orbit and the comet's orbit intersect at some point, then the Earth will pass through this stream for a few days at roughly the same time each year, producing a meteor shower. The parent bodies (comets) of most known meteor showers have now been identified. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meteor shower"
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Perseids"
The Phoenicids is the meteor shower that appeared in December 5, 1956. They are often noted to be related with the Constellation Phoenix. ...more on Wikipedia about "Phoenicids"
The Pi Puppids are a meteor shower associated with the comet Comet Grigg-Skjellerup 26P. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pi Puppids"
The Quadrantids are a meteor shower. ...more on Wikipedia about "Quadrantids"
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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Delta Aquarids"
The Taurids are an annual meteor shower associated with the comet Encke. They are named after the constellation Taurus, where they are seen to come from in the sky. Because of their occurrence in late October and early November, they are also called Halloween fireballs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taurids"
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The Ursids meteor activity begins annually around December 17th and runs for a week plus, until the 25th or 26th. In 2005 the period of greatest activity is predicted to be December 22 at 13 UT. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ursids"
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