Observational data sheet, Yearly meteor showers – Celestron CPC Deluxe 1100 HD Computerized Telescope User Manual

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OBSERVATIONAL DATA SHEET

Hourly

Shower

Date

Peak

Rate

Quadrantids

Jan 01-Jan 05

4-Jan

60-200

Lyrids

Apr 16-Apr 25

21-Apr

15

pi-Puppids

Apr 15-Apr 28

23-Apr

Var.

eta-Aquarids

Apr 19-May 28

5-May

60

June Bootids

Jun 26-Jul 02

27-Jun

Var.

July Phoenicids

Jul 10-Jul 16

13-Jul

Var.

Southern delta-Aquarids

Jul 12-Aug 19

27-Jul

20

Perseids

Jul 17-Aug 24

12-Aug

120-160

Alpha-Aurigids

Aug 25-Sep 05

31-Aug

10

Draconids

Oct 06-Oct 10

8-Oct

Var*.

Orionids

Oct 02-Nov 07

21-Oct

20

Leonids

Nov 14-Nov 21

17-Nov

100*

alpha-Monocerotids

Nov 15-Nov 25

21-Nov

Var.

Phoenicids

Nov 28-Dec 09

6-Dec

Var.

Puppid-Velids

Dec 01-Dec 15

7-Dec

10

Geminids

Dec 07-Dec 17

13-Dec

120

Ursids

Dec 17-Dec 26

22-Dec

10

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Yearly Meteor Showers

* These meteor showers have the potential of becoming meteor storms with

displays of thousands of meteors per hour .

Date

Eclipse Type

Duration

Location

2001 Dec 14

Annular

03m53s

North America, Hawaii

2001 Jun 21

Total

04m57s

South Africa, Madagascar

2002 Dec 04

Total

02m04s

S. Africa, Indonesia, Australia

2002 Jun 10

Annular

00m23s

West, Midwest, Hawaii, Alaska

2003 May 31

Annular

03m37s

Alaska

2003 Nov 23

Total

01m57s

Australia, New Zealand, S. America

2005 Apr 08

Partial

00m42s

Florida, Southwest

2006 Mar 29

Total

04m07s

Africa, Europe, Asia

2008 Aug 01

Total

02m27s

Europe, Asia

2009 Jul 22

Total

06m39s

Asia, Hawaii

2010 Jul 11

Total

05m20s

South America

2012 May 20

Annular

05m46s

West, Hawaii, Alaska

2012 Nov 13

Total

04m02s

Australia, S. America

2013 May 10

Annular

06m03s

Australia, N.Z.

2014 Oct 23

Partial

West, Midwest, Alaska

2015 Mar 20

Total

02m47s

Europe, N. Africa, Asia

2016 Mar 09

Partial

04m09s

Hawaii, Alaska

2017 Aug 21

Total

02m40s

Across the U.S.!

2019 Jul 02

Total

04m33s

S. America

2020 Dec 14

Total

02m10s

S. America

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Solar Eclipses in North America plus Total Eclipses Around the World

Each Magnitude is about 2.5 times brighter or fainter
than the next magnitude.

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