founded in 1911 This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during the early morning hours but will be too thin to interfere with meteor observing.During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday August 11th. Each entry includes the meteor shower name, the date of 'maximum' - when activity peaks - and the normal limits of when each meteor shower is visible.The rate per hour gives some idea of how many meteors you can expect to see under optimum conditions, while the description gives some more detail about each meteor shower.Click the links to find more information about all the meteor showers listed, and get more advice about What we are witnessing when we see a shooting star is a small piece of interplanetary matter, called a meteor, entering the Earth's atmosphere and 'burning up' at a height of about 100 km.These small particles are moving very fast relative to the Earth and when they enter the Earth's atmosphere, they are completely evaporated and the air in the path of the meteor is ionized. At this time, the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises between 23:00 and midnight local daylight saving time (LDST on August 10/11) . During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday July 21st. As the week progresses the waxing gibbous moon remains longer in the morning sky with each passing night. During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Wednesday August 19th. One can easily obtain useful observations by keeping the moon out of your field of view. It will peak on the night of April 21, displaying about 10 meteors per hour. At this time, the moon is located opposite the sun and remains above the horizon all night long. Toward the end of this period moon set and the start of morning twilight will be simultaneous.During this period, the moon progresses from its new phase to almost half-illuminated. The January full moon has also been called the old moon and the moon after yule. This will compromise late morning viewing but successful meteor observations can still be attempted if one keeps the moon out of their field of view.

Please help us!No major meteor shower is currently active but wait for the next one: the The Southern Taurids are a long-lasting shower that reaches a barely The outer layers will disappear, but the centre is likely to survive and will hit the ground as a meteorite. During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Tuesday August 11th. If Earth travels through this stream, we will see a meteor shower. Please note that the AMS does not deal in meteorites.Comments and Questions may be directed to the AMS Operations Manager Every meteor shower has a progenitor Comet - the place where the debris cloud has come from. This narrows the opportunity to view meteor activity under dark conditions from many hours early in the period to almost nil late in the period. Our astronomers have created this video to help you understand what those terms mean and what's the difference.The Perseids are one of the best-known meteor showers and can be seen in August around 12 August. The moon will be located near the sun during this entire period; therefore, meteor observations can be held at any time of the night without lunar interference.During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday July 13th. See meteor shower animation to find out visibility conditions for viewing the meteor shower from your location. It was formed several thousand years ago by a 250,000 tonne meteorite with a diameter of 70 metres hitting the Earth at a speed of nearly 60,000 km/h.The names are so similar, it's easy to get mixed up between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites. "I saw a meteor storm a number of years ago. This allows the window of dark skies to increase as the week progresses. As the week progresses the waxing crescent moon will enter the evening sky but will not interfere with meteor observing.During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Saturday June 13th. During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Monday June 22nd.