The Geminid meteor shower peaks in the early morning hours of Tuesday, 14 December, 2010 (4 am, MST). The Moon is a day past 1st quarter, meaning it will set around 2 am, making meteor watching in the pre-dawn hours really good. For all meteor showers, the best time to observe is the pre-dawn hours [...]
The Orionid meteor shower peaks on Thursday morning, October 21st, 2010, at 10:00 am, MDT. Best viewing would be the nights of the 20th and 21st. The predicted peak rate for the Orionids is 20 meteors per hour. Unfortuantely, a full moon on the 22nd will wash out most meteors.
One of the most reliable and memorable meteor showers of the year will peak on August 12. That’s when the Earth will collide with a stream of particles left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle. While these particles will hit Earth’s upper atmosphere at speeds of 130,000 miles per hour, there is no need for Earthlings to [...]
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