Craig Ewing's "Space"
Meteor Showers & Comets
(An "*" indicates a link.)
January
| 2nd |
Quadrantids* |
1st-5th |
| 17th |
Delta Cancrids |
1st-24th |
| 20th |
Gamma Ursae Minorids |
15th-25th |
February
| 8th |
Alpha Centaurids* |
Jan. 28th - Feb. 21st |
| 25th |
Delta Leonids |
Feb. 15th - Mar. 10th |
March
| 13th |
Gamma Normids* |
Feb. 25th - Mar. 22nd |
| 24th |
Virginids |
Jan. 25th - Apr. 15th |
May
| 6th |
Eta Aquarids* |
Apr. 19th - May 28th |
| 9th |
Eta Lyrids |
3rd-14th |
| 19th |
Sagittarids |
Apr. 15th - July 15th |
| 24th |
Comet 209P/LINEAR |
May 24th |
July
| 9th |
Pegasids |
7th-13th |
| 13th |
July Phoenicids |
10th-16th |
| 27th |
Piscis Austrinids |
July 15th - Aug. 10th |
| 29th |
Alpha Capricornids* |
July 3rd - Aug. 15th |
| 30th |
Southern Delta Aquarids |
July 12th - Aug. 19th |
August
| 4th |
Southern Iota Aquarids |
July 25th - Aug. 15th |
| 8th |
Northern Delta Aquarids |
July 15th - Aug. 25th |
| 12th |
Perseids* |
July 17th - Aug. 24th |
| 17th |
Kappa Cygnids* |
3rd-25th |
| 19th |
Northern Iota Aquarids |
11th-31st |
| 31st |
(Alpha) Aurigids* |
Aug. 25th - Sep. 5th |
September
| 9th |
Epsilon Perseids |
5th-21st |
| 19th |
Piscids |
1st-30th |
November
| 12th |
Northern Taurids |
Oct. 20th - Dec. 10th |
| 17th |
Leonids* |
14th-21st |
| 19th |
Andromedids* |
Sep. 25th - Dec. 6th |
| 21st |
Alpha Monocerotids* |
15th-25th |
| 28th |
Chi/Northern Orionids |
Nov. 13th - Dec. 6th |
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