Major Meteor Showers
| Name | Dates | Approximate Peak | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrantids | Early January | 2-4 January | Moderately bright, medium speed |
| Alpha Aurigids | Early February | 6-9 February | up to 10 per hour expected and no moon helps |
| Virginids and Alpha Virginds | - | 10-13 April | peak 12th |
| Lyrids | Mid April to late April | 21-23 April | Fast and bright with some trains |
| Alpha Scorpiids | late April | 28th April | sparse |
| Aquarids | Mid April to late May | 4-6 May | Fast and bright with many trains |
| Eta Aquarids | 5th May | - | peak - orbital association with Halley |
| Alpha Scorpiids | - | 13th May | second maximum |
| Ophiucids | - | 10th and 20th June | Double maximum |
| Aquarids (south) | Mid July to mid-August | 26-28 July | Medium speed but faint |
| Perseids | Mid July to late August | 11-13 August | Fast, bright, and colourful with many trains |
| Alpha Aurigids | Late August to early September | 31 August to 2 September | Fast and bright |
| Piscids | - | 19th and 21st September | Double maximum |
| Delta Aurigids | Mid Sept to mid Oct | 27-30 September | Fast but faint |
| Piscids | - | 13th October | Third maximum |
| Orionids | Early October to early November | 20-22 October | Fast and sometimes bright with some trains |
| Taurids | - | 3rd and 13th Novemeber | Double maximum |
| Leonids | Mid November | 16-18 November | Very fast and very bright with most leaving trains |
| Alpha Monocerotids | Mid November to late November | 20-22 November | Very fast with some quite bright |
| Geminids | Mid December | 13-15 December | Average speed but very colourful |
| Ursids | Mid December to late December | 21-23 December | Average speed and faint |
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