The purpose of this document is to provide a forecast of major meteor shower activity in low Earth orbit (LEO). Most annual showers are expected to display typical activity, but the October Draconids and …
The heart of the Calendar is the Working List of Visual Meteor Showers (Table 5, page 25) which is continuously updated so that it is the single most accurate listing available anywhere today for visual …
Perseids Peak: Overnight August 12-13, 2025 - The Perseids are one of the most popular and reliable meteor showers, producing a high number of bright meteors (50-70 an hour!). They are debris from …
Approximately 30 meteor showers occur each year that are visible to observers on Earth. Some of these showers have been around longer than 100 years. For example, the Perseid meteor shower, which …
The heart of the Calendar is the Working List of Visual Meteor Showers (Table 5, page 25) which is continuously updated so that it is the single most accurate listing available anywhere today for visual …
Meteor is the light and associated physical phenomena (heat, shock, ionization), which result from the high speed entry of a solid object from space into a gaseous atmosphere.
Jul 19, 2025 · The table located on page 22 of the IMO’s 2025 Meteor Shower Calendar is a big help in aiding in the identification of meteors. If you record the length and duration of each meteor, you can …