{"id":5027,"date":"2023-05-11T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/?page_id=5027"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:50:23","slug":"meteor-showers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/meteor-showers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Meteor Showers (and more) To Be DELETED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">This page will be deleted as obsolete. For information on Meteor Showers, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/meteors-meteoroids-and-meteorites\/\">Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Have you ever gone out at night and looked up at the stars? From time to time, you might see a streak of light stretch across the sky. Many people call these \u201cshooting stars\u201d. But they are not stars at all. They are meteors &#8211; small chunks of dust burning up in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites are three terms associated with \u201cshooting stars\u201d that many people, including me, mix up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Meteoroids<\/strong> are dust and small chunks of rock hurtling through space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Meteors<\/strong> are meteoroids that enter the Earth\u2019s atmosphere and streak across the sky with a glowing tail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Meteorites<\/strong> are meteoroids that hit the ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteor-Diagram.gif?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"332\" data-attachment-id=\"3184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/meteors-meteoroids-and-meteorites\/meteor-diagram\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteor-Diagram.gif?fit=614%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"614,332\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meteor Diagram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteor-Diagram.gif?fit=614%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteor-Diagram.gif?resize=614%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3184\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA<\/a> close to fifty tons of \u201cmeteoritic material\u201d falls to Earth daily and most of the meteorites found on the Earth come from asteroids. Most meteors are as small as a gain of sand, become visible at around 50 to 75 miles up, and burn up in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. The light given off by a meteor is caused by compression, which heats the air in the meteor\u2019s path. The air then cools and emits the light we see. Meteors lose mass as they \u201cburn up\u201d in the atmosphere through something called ablation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Although most meteorites are extremely small, there are a few notable exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A large asteroid created the Chicxulub crater near the Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago and is thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The 150-foot-wide Canyon Diablo meteorite impacted what is now Arizona 50,000 years ago and created the Barringer Crater (below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff976b70 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"alignnone wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1819\" data-attachment-id=\"3175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/meteors-meteoroids-and-meteorites\/mc-left-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1819&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1819\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MC Left 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Barringer Crater&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1819&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" style=\"width:435px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C728&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C546&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1091&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MC-Left-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1455&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" data-attachment-id=\"11498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/you-dont-need-to-duck\/mc-center-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1830&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1830\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MC Center 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11498\" style=\"width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Center-3-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1822\" data-attachment-id=\"11502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/you-dont-need-to-duck\/mc-right\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1822&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1822\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MC Right\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C729&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11502\" style=\"width:431px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MC-Right-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Bolides<\/strong> are meteors that explode in a fireball. There are two famous \u201csuper bolides\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A fifty- to sixty-foot-wide meteoroid exploded in the atmosphere above Chelyabinsk, Russia in February 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">A few hundred-foot-wide meteoroid leveled several tens of million trees near Tunguska, Siberia in 1908.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Many meteoroids come from <strong>Asteroids<\/strong>, which are larger, mostly irregularly shaped objects, left over from the formation of the Solar System. Asteroids range in size from a few miles in diameter all the way up to the Dwarf Planet Ceres. A few million can be found in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids (and meteoroids) are typically classified as type M (metallic), type C (stony), or type S (metallic-stony) based on their composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Comets<\/strong> might look like meteoroids or asteroids, but they are \u201cdirty snowballs\u201d of ice mixed with gas and dust that come from the Kuiper Belt or Oort cloud. As a comet passes close to the Sun, its heat melts the comet and the solar wind pushes material away creating a long tail that stretches for millions of miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Meteor Showers<\/strong> are annual events when many meteors can be seen during a single evening or over a period of days. Most meteor showers occur as the Earth passes through the debris field left by a comet (or an asteroid). Meteor showers are named after the constellation from which the meteors appear to radiate and not after the comet. They are best viewed from a dark location on a moonless night. Most peak after midnight and before dawn when the Earth\u2019s night side is facing in the direction of the Earth\u2019s orbit and the direction from which the meteoroids are coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-regular wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meteor Shower<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Associated Asteroid or Comet<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Peak Dates (evening to morning)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Approximate number of meteors per hour (per NASA)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">NASA Webpage<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">timeanddate Webpage<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quadrantids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2003 EH1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">January 3-4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">120<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/quadrantids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quadrantids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/quadrantids.html\">Quadrantids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lyrids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Thatcher<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">April 21-22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/lyrids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyrids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/lyrids.html\">Lyrids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Eta Aquarids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Halley<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">May 5-6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/eta-aquarids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eta Aquarids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/eta-aquarids.html\">Eta Aquarids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Perseids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Swift-Tuttle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">August 12-13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Up to 100<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/perseids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perseids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/perseid.html\">Perseids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draconids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21P\/Giacobini-Zinner<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 7-8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Up to 10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Draconids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/draconid.html\">Draconids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Orionids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Halley<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">October 21-22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/orionids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orionids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/orionid.html\">Orionids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Leonids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tempel-Tuttle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">November 17-18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/leonids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/leonids.html\">Leonids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Geminids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3200 Phaethon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 13-14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">120<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/geminids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geminids<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/geminids.html\">Geminids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ursids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8P\/Tuttle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">December 22-23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ursids<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/ursids.html\">Ursids<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Oh, and just in case you are wondering, <strong>Meteorology<\/strong> is the study of the weather and has nothing to do with meteors. The study of meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids is called <strong>Meteoritics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;border-radius:10px;background-color:#e6eaf2;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Further Reading<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/small-bodies\/meteors-and-meteorites\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteors &amp; Meteorites.<\/a>\u201d NASA Science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astroleague.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Meteors-English.pdf\">Meteors.<\/a>\u201d \/ \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/Meteoros\">Meteoros<\/a>.&#8221; Astronomical League Handouts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stuart Atkinson. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.astronomy.com\/observing\/how-to-observe-a-meteor-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Observe a Meteor Shower.<\/a>\u201d Astronomy.com. July 27, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/starwalk.space\/en\/infographics\/meteor-showers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteor Showers: All You Need to Know.<\/a>\u201d Star Walk. December 24, 2023. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Bill Arnett. \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/nineplanets.org\/meteorites.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts<\/a>.\u201d The Nine Planets. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Aparna Kher. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/what-is-meteor-shower.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Are Meteor Showers?<\/a>\u201d timeanddate. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meteorobs.org\/meteor-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteor Facts<\/a>.\u201d meterorobs. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Rudawaska and T. J. Jopek. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ta3.sk\/IAUC22DB\/MDC2007\/Roje\/roje_lista.php?corobic_roje=1&amp;sort_roje=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Established meteor showers<\/a>.\u201d International Astronomical Union, Meteor Data Center (MDC). July 10, 2020. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Phil Plait. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2013\/01\/shooting-star-trail-meteor-leaves-a-bright-trail-behind-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Puff of Celestial Smoke<\/a>.\u201d Slate. January 16, 2013. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is There A Meteor Shower Tonight? See Our Calendar And Guide.<\/a>\u201d Farmers\u2019 Almanac.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/meteor-showers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteor Showers.<\/a>\u201d timeanddate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/meteors-meteoroids-and-meteorites\/\">Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites<\/a>.\u201d FAS Astronomers Blog. August 2020. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/asteroids-comets-and-meteors\/comets\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comets<\/a>.\u201d NASA Solar System Exploration. Updated December 19, 2019. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/asteroids-comets-and-meteors\/asteroids\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asteroids<\/a>.\u201d NASA Solar System Exploration. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/asteroids\/\">Asteroids<\/a>.\u201d FAS Astronomers Blog. October 2020. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/faqs\/i-think-i-found-a-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I think I found a meteorite. How can I tell for sure<\/a>?\u201d USGS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Mark McIntyre. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/advice\/found-meteorite-what-to-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Think you&#8217;ve found a meteorite? This is what you need to do next<\/a>.\u201d BBC Sky at Night Magazine. April 16, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/geoscience.unlv.edu\/what-to-do-if-you-think-that-youve-found-a-meteorite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What to Do If You Think That You\u2019ve Found a Meteorite.<\/a>\u201d UNLV Department of Geoscience. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">William Case. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/geology.utah.gov\/map-pub\/survey-notes\/glad-you-asked\/meteorite-or-meteorwrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glad You Asked: So You Think You Have Found a Meteorite! Now, How Can You Verify Your Find<\/a>?\u201d Utah Geological Survey. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/barringercrater.com\/blog\/2021\/4\/do-you-think-youve-found-a-meteorite-use-this-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Do you think you&#8217;ve found a Meteorite? Here&#8217;s a handy tool<\/a>!\u201d The Barringer Crater Company. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page will be deleted as obsolete. For information on Meteor Showers, see Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites. Have you ever gone out at night and looked up at the stars? From time to time, you might see a streak of light stretch across the sky. Many people call these \u201cshooting stars\u201d. 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