Meteor showers 2019.

METEOR SHOWERS FOR 2019

A brief look at some of the more popular meteor showers for 2019.

JANUARY 4 THE QUADRANTIDS

This meteor shower can produce up to 25 an hour.
Most meteor showers are named from the constellation where it's radiant lies.
The Geminids appear to radiate from where Gemini lies and the Perseid shower has it's radiant in Perseus.The one exception to this is the Quadrantids shower that is named after the defunct constellation of Quadrans Muralis, it's radiant now lies in Bootes.
There will be a new Moon.
Please note all images are courtesy of SkySafari 6 Pro.

Quadrantids

MAY 6 ETA AQUARIDS

This shower originates from Halley's comet and can produce as many as 1 per minute at it's peak.
Of course dark skies and no light pollution will help.
This also occurs with a new Moon.
To see these you will need to be up early to catch them just before dawn, look toward the NE where you should see a bright Venus just above the horizon, the meteors will appear to emanate from that direction.

Eta Aquarids

JULY 29 DELTA AQUARIDS.

Best viewed from the southern hemisphere this shower can produce as many as 20 per hour. The shower also lasts over several days. Once again dark skies and little to no light pollution will help.
And again we have a new Moon.
These should be at their best round about 2AM when they will appear to emanate from almost zenith(directly above you), in the early morning before dawn look for them in the Western skies.

Delta Aquarids

AUGUST 12/13 THE PERSEIDS

This showers produces up to a meteor per minute but the peak for this is brief.
The Moon will be full so will impact your views but you should still catch the brightest as the burn through the atmosphere.
These will peak low on the Northern horizon for us down south, best seen just before dawn.

Perseids

DECEMBER 14 THE GEMINIDS.

This shower is prodigious and produces a whopping 100 meteors per hour!  Sadly a full Moon will be glaring in the same quadrant.
These should be visible most of the night, the quadrant they emanate from will appear to follow the ecliptic and there will be that full Moon withing a few degrees.😟

Geminids

So diaries these dates and get out under the stars and enjoy natures shows and remember to make a wish upon a shooting star!