Maine's Nature & People

Meteor Showers

Meteor Showers for 2012

Thank you to Kirk Betts for creating this document for Maine Nature News.

Name

Maximim Activity

Hourly Rate

Direction and Time

Speed

Me

January 3-4

60-120

Northeast 4 to 6 am

Medium

April 21-22

10-20

Overhead 2 to 4 am

Fast

May 4-5

20-40

Southeast 2 to 4 am

Very swift, long paths

July 28-29

15-25

South 1 to 3 am

Slow, long paths

August 11-13

50-100

Northeast 2 to 4 am

Fast

October 21-22

15-25

South 2 to 4 am

Fast

November 2-4

10-20

South 1 to 3 am

slow, bright

November 12-14

10-20

South 12 to 2 am

Slow fireballs

November 17-18

25-50

S/Southeast 4 to 6 am

Fast

Geminids

December 13-14

50-100

Overhead 1 to 3 am

Medium

Ursids

December 22-23

15-25

North all night

Medium

Times given are Eastern Standard Time

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