Meteor Showers

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  1. 2. is a weak meteor shower that takes place from October 19 till October 27 each year, peaking on October 23
  2. 5. The shower is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year with peak activity on or around May 5
  3. 12. are meteor showers visible from mid-July to mid-August each year with peak activity on the 28 or 29 July. The Comet of origin is not known with certainty.
  4. 14. shower number 12, was an episodic meteor shower that took place from June to September, peaking around August 13, along with the larger Perseids meteor shower.
  5. 15. is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September. The comet Kiess is the source of the material that causes the meteors.
  6. 16. is the ninth astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Sagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between approximately November 22 and December 21.
  7. 17. are strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peak on June 7. The Arietids,
  8. 18. are meteor showers that peak in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes.
  9. 19. are often bright and intensely colored.
  10. 20. are a meteor shower that when discovered in 1930 appeared to originate from the star Tau Herculis.
  11. 21. meteor activity begins annually around December 17 and runs for over a week, until the 25th or 26th.
  12. 22. are a meteor shower occurring roughly between 22 June and 2 July each year.
  13. 24. are a meteor shower that peaks in early January and whose radiant lies in the constellation Boötes.
  14. 25. are meteor showers lasting from April 16 to April 25 each year
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  1. 1. meteor shower is associated with Biela's Comet, the showers occurring as Earth passes through old streams left by the comet's tail
  2. 3. are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle,
  3. 4. in the past also unofficially known as the Giacobinids, are a meteor shower whose parent body is the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
  4. 6. are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. The average magnitude is around 2.5, with a peak of about three meteors an hour. They have been observed since 1969,
  5. 7. is a meteor shower that takes place as early as 7 July and continues until around 15 August. The meteor shower was discovered by Hungarian astronomer Miklos von Konkoly-Thege in 1871.
  6. 8. are a meteor showers occurring roughly between 22 June and 2 July each year. In most years their activity is weak, with a zenith hourly rate of only 1 or 2.
  7. 9. is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September. The comet Kiess is the source of the material that causes the meteors. The comet's orbital period is stated as approximately 1800 to 2000 years, with showers observed in the years 1935, '86, '94 and 2007.
  8. 10. are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle.
  9. 11. often is the most prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
  10. 13. are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component
  11. 23. are an annual meteor showers belonging to a class of "daytime showers" that peak after sunrise. The Beta Taurids are best observed by radar and radio-echo techniques. The Beta Taurids are normally active from June 5 to July 18