| Nearly every year we get some form of meteor | | | | as you can expect 8-12 per hour for up to 28 |
| shower showers. In 2005 we had the Perseids | | | | hours. The Perseids in August on the 12-13 |
| Meteor Shower, which was quite good and | | | | ought to be very good this year, but the moon |
| turned out to be a major shower, very | | | | will be somewhat in the way casting some |
| impressive. In October of 2005 we had | | | | light pollution during the peak and you can |
| Draconids, which was observed over Asia and | | | | expect about 25 per hour or more. In October |
| Eastern Europe, although it was not a major | | | | from the 20-22 will come the Orionids, this |
| event. There of course were other notable | | | | time the moon will be cooperating and allow |
| showers, but not so spectacular. But in 2006 | | | | for good visibility against a blackened sky |
| we will witness some wonderful meteor | | | | for a good 25 per hour between none some |
| showers.On January third and forth we will | | | | hours.The Leonids will arrive on Novermber |
| see the Quadrantids, the peak will be | | | | 19, as Earth travels thru left remnants of |
| extremely brilliant and comparable to the | | | | the Leonids Comet, the predictions are |
| Perseids and Geminids. The rates of meteors | | | | sketchy, yet some say we may get to see as |
| per hour are not easily predicted with | | | | many as 100 per hour, that will truly be |
| Quadrantids, yet many scientists and studiers | | | | worth watching indeed. And rounding out the |
| of such believe this year will be something | | | | year in 2006 will be the Geminids, which will |
| special perhaps as high as 85 to 100 per hour | | | | be at its best on December 13-14, again with |
| during the peak.Then on April 22-23 we will | | | | one hundred per hour maximums. The Geminids |
| get the Lyrids Meteor Shower, which is not as | | | | are known for their often various colors of |
| spectacular but 20-25 per hour for the | | | | Yellow, Green and Blue. This meteor shower |
| maximum and peak is not untypical. Then | | | | will extend thru Pearl Harbor Day to the |
| around the corner on May 6 we will have the | | | | seventh of December and it is especially |
| Eta Aquarids, with up to 55 per hour, but | | | | excellent during the 13-14 of December, so be |
| generally if you get to witness 12 per hour | | | | sure to mark your 2006 Calendar. 2006 is your |
| you are doing quite well. July 28-30 comes | | | | year to make a wish, so think on it and be |
| the South Delta Aquarids, which are notable | | | | ready. |