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The June Boötids (shower #170 JBO) are a meteor shower occurring every year between 22 June and 2 July that peaks around June 27. In most years their activity is weak, with a zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of only 1 or 2. However, occasional outbursts have been seen, with the outburst of 1916 drawing attention to the previously unrecorded meteor ...
This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...
Aug. 11-13: Perseid meteor shower feature over 50 meteors at its peak. Oct. 8-9: Draconids meteor shower mark the start of a season of meteor shower. After the Draconids, a shower occurs every one ...
Here are the peak dates of 2024 meteor showers: Jan. 3-4: Quadrantid meteor shower: Quadrantids are known for their short, intense peak. They are best seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Beta Bootids is a weak shower that begins on January 5, peaks on January 16, and ends on January 18. Its meteors travel at 43 km/s. [102] The January Bootids is a short, young meteor shower that begins on January 9, peaks from January 16 to January 18, and ends on January 18. [103] The Phi Bootids is
The next and final major annual meteor shower of 2024 will be the Ursids, which are set to peak in the early morning hours of December 22, according to EarthSky. CNN’s Ashley Strickland ...
The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. [3] The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid 1566 Icarus, [3] [4] although the orbit also corresponds similarly to 96P/Machholz. [5]
One of the top astronomy events of 2024, second only to April's total solar eclipse, is about to put on a dazzling display in the night sky as the weekend comes to a close. The Perseid meteor ...