METEOR SHOWERS

Occasionally, intense meteor displays fill the sky with tens, hundreds, or even thousands of of meteor trails. These displays are called meteor showers. Many meteor showers can be predicted, as they repeat every year when the earth passes through the path of a comet.  The bits of debris left behind by the comets, most no larger than a grain of sand, create a spectacular light show as they enter the earth's atmosphere. 

Here are the times of the following meteor showers for the next twelve months:

Shower	Time	Date
Lyrids	0700	22 Apr. 2006
Eta Aquarids	0200	5 May 2006
Delta Aquarids	2200	27 July 2006
Perseids	0800	12 Aug. 2006
Orionids	1800	21 Oct. 2006
Taurids	0200	3 Nov. 2006
Leonids	2100	17 Nov. 2006
Geminids	1900	13 Dec. 2006
Quadrantids	1700	3 Jan. 2007