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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