October is always an exciting time of year for meteor shower gazing because it is the start of what I consider the best few months of meteor showers. I would like to introduce the last of October’s meteor showers, the Halloween Fireballs. The Halloween Fireballs are the result of the Southern and Northern Taurids meteor [...]
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Peak of the Week – The Orionids Meteor Shower
The Orionids Meteor Shower is caused by the dust particles of Halley’s Comet (IP/Halley). Halley’s Comet last visited us in 1986 and has a 75-76 year orbit. The trail of debris that follows this comet consistently produces the Orionids Meteor Shower each October. Halley’s Comet is also accountable for an additional meteor shower in May [...]
Minor Meteor Shower Compliments the Orionids
The ε-Geminids meteor shower is not to be confused with Geminids that will be highlighted later this year. This meteor shower, the ε-Geminids, occurs in conjunction with Orionids Meteor Shower. The ε-Geminids are scheduled to peak in the morning hours of October 18th and started their activity on October 14th. The ε-Geminids are considered a [...]
Draconids October Meteor Shower
In 1933 The Draconids Meteor Shower produced a meteor swarm where more than 54,000 meteors were seen streaking across the sky at a rate of about 6000 per hour! The view must have been incredible. This meteor shower’s source of meteoroids is from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Draconids are also known for their faint yellow color [...]
