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When stargazing, you’ll sometimes notice streaks of light flashing across the sky for an instant before disappearing. These are meteors, sometimes called "falling stars" or "shooting stars." They’re not stars at all but tiny bits of interplanetary debris (meteoroids), mostly the size of large sand grains or small pebbles, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.

Here is a list of the remaining meteor showers for this year. The best ones will have moonlight washing out fainter ones but still should be a good show. Get out in the country away from the city lights for the best viewing. And don't bother bringing soap.


2006 Meteor Showers...Morning of maximum..Hourly rate
Delta Aquarid............July 28................. 20
Perseid*...................Aug. 13..................60
Orionid....................Oct. 22..................10-15
Leonid.....................Nov. 18..................10
Geminid*..................Dec. 14..................75
* Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors in these showers