Meteor Shower Schedule

This year it s started.
Meteor shower schedule. The interactive meteor shower sky map shows the position of the radiant in the night sky above any location. A meteor shower is a spike in the number of meteors or shooting stars that streak through the night sky. See meteor shower animation to find out visibility conditions for viewing the meteor shower from your location.
Note that the meteor shower dates do not change much from year to year though the peak of a shower may vary by a day or two. Die hard meteor watchers in the northern hemisphere watch for ursid meteors about a week after the geminids. Peaked around january 4.
They reach a strong maximum on august 12 or 13 depending on the year. For north americans the shower s maximum should come on the morning of august 12th. 2020 meteor showers calendar.
The perseids are the most popular meteor shower as they peak on warm august nights as seen from the northern hemisphere. The perseid meteor shower and the geminid meteor shower. The best known showers are the perseids in summer and the geminids in winter but there s plenty to keep us busy year round.
This low key meteor shower is active each year from about december 17 to 26. The perseids are active from july 17 to august 24. Unfortunately the moon and a.
Find viewing tips for the two biggies here. Most meteor showers are spawned by comets. New meteor shower interactive sky map.