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There are several historic records of meteor displays believed to be Lyrids, notably in 687 B.C. and 15 B.C. in China, and A.D. 1136 in Korea when "many stars flew from the northeast."
As of January 2024, there are 110 established meteor showers. [1] Dates are given for 2024. [2][3] The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
In most years, the most visible meteor shower is the Perseids, which peak on 12 August of each year at over one meteor per minute. NASA has a tool to calculate how many meteors per hour are visible from one's observing location.
A meteor every couple of minutes is good, and certainly worth going outside to look, but it is hardly the “brightest shower in human history.” The Leonid meteor storms of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s were much more spectacular, and had rates 10 times greater than the best Perseid display.
The Leonids meteor shower is one of the 10 biggest meteor showers of the year. Every 33 years, however, it becomes even more intense as the comet 55P/Temple-Tuttle makes its closest approach to the Earth and Sun.
The Lyrids have recorded sightings dating back to 687 BC, making them the oldest known meteor shower. The Lyrids are also the richest meteor shower created by the debris of a long-period comet. Or more specifically by the comet C/1861 G1, which is classified as an intermediate long-period comet.
The 1966 Leonids were certainly the greatest meteor shower in recorded history as it produced rates as high as 40 meteors per SECOND! We celebrate this year the 50th anniversary of this unforgettable event. The Leonids are associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle (55P).
Discover the incredible 1833 Leonid meteor shower, the largest meteor shower ever recorded in history. Dive into the fascinating phenomenon when Earth passed...
Major Meteor Showers. The meteor showers discussed below recur each year; in some cases they have been recognized for hundreds of years. The name of the shower in most cases indicates the constellation from which the meteors appear. Also discussed are sporadic rates.
In the early morning of November 13, 1833, the entire United States east of the Rocky Mountains was treated (or terrified) by what may have been the greatest meteor shower in recorded history. That chilly night, the stars rained down like snow, onlookers remembered.