The radiation of Leonids is the constellation Leo, which rises at the local midnight period and is highest in the sky near dawn.
Gemini (December)
Gemini are active from around December 4 to December 17, and spend the night from December 13 to December 14. They are peak and peak, so the night on the 13th is the best time for Skywatching.
Gemini is the most spectacular meteor shower of the year. In addition to reaching 120 or even 150 meteors per hour during peak hours, this meteor shower is also the smartest and most colorful shower of the year.
Gemini are bright, slow shooting stars that usually have yellow hues, but they can be other colors such as green, blue, white, red or orange. Unlike most meteors caused by comet fragments, Gemini is a residue of an asteroid.
The Gemini peaks (their radiant mountains, the constellation Gemini) will be above the horizon all night and will reach its highest point around 2 a.m. local time, so the meteors can be seen almost throughout the night.
The moon will be about 32% illuminated that night and will rise at 1:30 a.m. in the eastern U.S., so if you watch this shower soon after midnight, the moonlight will not interfere with your viewing experience.
Ursids (December)
Ursids were active around December 17 to December 26, reaching their peak in the early hours of December 22. This meteor shower is less active than others, usually about 10 meteors per hour; however, viewing conditions are perfect for skydiving. The moon will be set around 6 p.m. on the 21st, so no moonlight will interfere with this meteor shower.
Even though Ursids usually produces the most meteors before dawn, when its radiant (or Ursa Minor) is the highest in the sky, you will be able to see the meteors throughout the night at the peak of this shower. In the northern latitudes, Ursids’ radiation is above the horizon all night long.
Pay attention to next year when showering
Two feet (January)
The Four Guards took place in December and January and was held in the first week of the year. This meteor shower has sharp peaks, meaning most of its activity occurs in a narrow window of time. Bipeds usually produce many fireball meteors (i.e., very bright meteors), with up to 120 meteors per hour during peak showers.
The radiation of five nitrogen is the Mularis constellation, although the International Astronomical Union no longer regards these stars as constellations. Instead, the sign Boötes is located next to the Big Big Dipper.
Lyrids (April)
Lyrids was active in the second half of April, and its peak lasted for three nights. During the peak of Lyrids, you can expect to see about 15 to 20 shooting stars per hour under ideal viewing conditions. Under optimal viewing conditions, stargazing website Earth Sky Nots notes that about a quarter of Lyrids meteors produce long-lasting trains – the result of gas ionization as the meteor enters the Earth’s atmosphere, which is the result of gas ionization.
The radiation of Lyrids, the sign Hercules rises before midnight, so the shooting stars can be seen all night, but most likely before dawn, when the radiation reaches its highest point in the sky.
