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Mark your calendar for these 2018 meteor showers

  • Lyrids: Active April 16-25. Rates are usually 10-15 meteors per hour. A dark sky is expected. This meteor shower is associated with fireballs which are very bright. The shower peaks pre-dawn April 22.
  • Eta Aquariids- This shower peaks May 5 before dawn. There are typically 10-20 meteors per hour.
  • Delta Aquariids- View before July 27-30. The best viewing is before dawn. There are usually 15-20 meteors per hour. This year there will be a full moon.

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  • Perseids- This is a very active shower. August 11,12,13 head outside from the late evening through dawn. The moon this year won't get in the way.
  • Draconids- This shower peaks October 8. It is better in the evening hours with only a handful of meteors per hour.
  • Orionids- This shower peaks October 21 before dawn. There are 10-20 meteors per hour. The moon might get in the way.

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  • South Taurids- This shower peaks November 4-5. There are about five meteors per hour. This shower is active overnight and there will be no moonlight.
  • North Taurids- This shower peaks November 11-12. There are about five meteors per hour. This shower is active overnight.
  • Leonids- This shower peaks November 17 or 18. Look before dawn on those mornings to see 10-15 meteors per hour.
  • Geminids- This shower peaks December 13-14 with about 50 meteors per hour! It is best in the early morning before dawn.

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