Meteor Shower Calendar

Below are details of the major meteor showers that are observable in the northern hemisphere.  Details include dates of the shower, peak date, zenithal hourly rate (ZHR), the apparent location of the radiant (calculated from Scarborough, UK) as well as charts to help observations.

Meteor Shower Date Peak ZHR Radiant (RA/Dec)
Quadrantids 1st – 6th January 2nd / 3rd January 100+ RA: 15h 21m
Dec: +48°
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Lyrids 16th – 25th April 21st / 22nd April 25+ RA: 18h 06m
Dec: +33°
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Eta Aquarids 19th April  – 28th May 4th / 5th May 25+ RA: 22h 22m
Dec: -02°
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Perseids 23rd July – August 20th 12th August 100+ RA: 03h 05m
Dec: +57°
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Draconids 2nd – 16th October 7th / 8th October 25+ RA: 16h 55m
Dec: +56°
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Southern Taurids 7th September – 19th November 9th / 10th  October 5+ RA: 03h 22m
Dec: +13°
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Orionids 16th – 27th October 20th / 21st October 20+ RA: 06h 18m
Dec: +16°
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Northern Taurids 19th October – 10th December 11th / 12th November 5+ RA: 03h 53m
Dec: +22°
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Leonids 6th – 30th November 16th / 17th November 30-300 RA: 10h 09m
Dec: +22°
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Geminids 7th – 16th December 13th /14th December 120+ RA: 07h 29m
Dec: +32°
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