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The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. ... October 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM ... sky-gazers can anticipate a busy meteor shower ...
The peak of the Orionid meteor shower is Oct. 21, per NASA. This year, NASA's Watch the Skies blog writes that they can be best viewed on the mornings of Sunday, Oct. 20, and Monday, Oct. 21.
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 ...
Named meteor showers recur at approximately the same dates each year. They appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky, known as the radiant, and vary in the speed, frequency and brightness of the meteors. As of January 2024, there are 110 established meteor showers. [1]
Meteor showers of 2024. ... Here are the dates when meteor events are expected to peak. ... • Draconids: October 7-8 • Orionids: October 20-21 • Southern Taurids: November 4-5
October 21, 2024 at 3:06 AM The Orionid meteor shower will peak on the evening of 21 October, 2024, in one of the strongest displays of shooting stars this year (iStock/ Getty Images)
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 early-October event brings only about 10 meteors per hour, but it is an oddity, as it peaks in the evening hours rather than late at night like many other meteor showers, according to EarthSky ...