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Major Annual Meteor Showers: Dates and Viewing Guide

A bright meteor can streak across a large part of the sky in seconds, and during the strongest annual showers dozens may appear in a single hour. Watching requires no telescope or binoculars—just a dark …

Orionid Meteor Shower To Last Until November 7th

James Miller

The Orionids reached its peak on Oct. 21st when up to 20 meteors an hour could be seen in the night sky. Nevertheless, the annual celestial event takes place for almost five weeks between October …

The Great Leonids Meteor Storm of 1833

James Miller

The image above shows a depiction of the Great Leonids Meteor Storm that occurred on November 13th, 1833 in which more than 72,000 meteors per hour fell to Earth, and which according to one observer …

The Perseids: Most Famous of all Meteor Showers

James Miller

The Perseids is an unusually rich meteor shower that is one of the 10 biggest meteor showers of the year. It is also a sky watcher’s favorite, not just for the abundance of its meteors …

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks On November 17th/18th

James Miller

This weekend and early next week sky watchers will be treated to one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year called the Leonids. Although the “streaky” meteors can be seen each year between …

Comet Of The Century Could Spark Spectacular Meteor Shower

James Miller

Excitement is already beginning to mount as an ice ball the size of a mountain and dubbed the “comet of the century” steadily makes its way towards the inner solar system. If it lives up …

Stargazers Ready For April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower

James Miller

Stargazers across the northern hemisphere are currently gearing up to witness the oldest recorded meteor shower in history, known as the Lyrid meteor shower. Chinese observations of this annual shower dates back 2,700 years, and …

Meteoroids and Meteorites Explained

James Miller

This article will explain the differences between a meteoroid, meteor and meteorite. It will also provide details on some of the 10 biggest meteor showers of the year. Meteoroids Meteoroids are pieces of rock or …

The Leonid Meteor Shower Explained

James Miller

Every November the region of the night sky associated with the constellation of Leo is filled with a prolific meteor shower, known as the Leonids. The Leonids generally occur each year between November 13th and …

Fun Facts About The Geminids Meteor Shower

James Miller

Each December, stargazers are treated to the year’s grand finale meteor shower known as the Geminids. This dazzling two week spectacle is one of the 10 biggest annual meteor showers, and considered one of the …