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Annual meteor showers

SHOWER BEGINS MAX ENDS HOURLY RATE PARENT COMET NOTES
Quantadrids 1 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 60 Unknown Short, sharp maximum
Lyrids 16 Apr 22 Apr 25 Apr 10 Thatcher Occasionally rich
Eta Aquarids 19 Apr 5 May 28 May 35 Halleys Broad maximum
Delta Aquarids 12 July 27 July 19 Aug 20 Unknown Faint meteors
Perseids 17 July 12 Aug 24 Aug 75 Swift-Tuttle Rich, consistent
Orionids 2 Oct 21 Oct 7 Nov 25 Halleys Fine swift trails
Draconids 6 Oct 8 Oct 10 Oct Varied Giacobini-Zinner Usually weak
Taurids 1Nov 12 Nov 25 Nov 10 Enke Slow meteors, can be good
Leonids 10 Nov 17 Nov 23 Nov Varied Temple-Tuttle Usually weak
Andromadids 15 Nov 20 Nov 6 Dec Low Biela Now almost extinct
Geminids 7 Dec 13 Dec 17 Dec 75 Phaeton (asteroid) Rich, consistent
Ursids 17 Dec 22 Dec 26 Dec 5 Tuttle Can be rich

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