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Major Meteor Showers in 2009
A preview of the best meteor showers in 2009, including the Quadrantids, Lyrids, Eta Aquarids, Delta Aquarids, Perseids, Orionids, Leonids and Geminids.
skytour.homestead.com/met2009.html
Meteor Showers Online
Comet and meteor shower facts and viewing calendar, professional and amateur observations, and historical research compiled by Gary W. Kronk.
www.meteorshowersonline.com
AMS Meteor Showers Page
Covers the basics of what a meteor shower is in addition to providing a calendar of upcoming major showers.
www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html
North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
Contains newsletters, observations, and a meteor observing guide.
www.namnmeteors.org
IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2009
Find maps and viewing tips for the meteor showers of 2009 from the International Meteor Organization.
www.imo.net/calendar/2009
Meteors and Meteor Showers: The Science
SPACE.com feature discussing meteors' basic composition and their entry into the Earth's atmosphere, their breakup, and their impact.
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/meteors-ez.html
International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar
Offers meteor shower calendar divided into four parts: winter, spring, summer, and fall.
www.imo.net/calendar
Meteor Shower Photography - SPACE.com
Guide to how with just a little luck and a bit of persistence, photographing a meteor shower can be relatively simple.
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/leonids_photographing.html
EarthSky's Meteor Shower Guide for 2009
Tips for watching meteor showers along with peak dates and times for 2009's major showers.
www.earthsky.org/article/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide
2009 Meteor Showers - Skyscrapers, Inc.
2009 meteor shower calendar with shower peak dates, projected shooting star frequency, and visibility/moon interference information.
www.theskyscrapers.org/meteors/index.php/year/2009
2009 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips
StarDate Online lists the year's major meteor showers and provides some basic viewing tips.
stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
Shooting Stars: Preview of Summer Meteor Showers
SPACE.com article highlighting the most impressive showers of 2004. Includes related articles focusing on the scary sounds of meteors, how meteor showers work, and meteor observing tips.
www.space.com/spacewatch/040723_perseid_preview.html
Delta Aquarids
Introduction to the meteor streams that appear to come from the constellation Aquarius. Learn how to observe the meteor shower that runs from mid July to early September.
www.meteorshowersonline.com/showers/delta_aquarids.html
April's Lyrid Meteor Shower
Sky & Telescope article about the observing the Lyrids' predawn peak on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Includes an interactive sky chart to help you located the meteor shower's activity.
skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_558_1.asp
American Meteor Society: Current Meteor Outlook
Report of current and upcoming meteor activity, by Robert Lunsford.
www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford
Eta Aquarids
Learn how to spot the Eta Aquarid in the night sky. Find charts for the late April, early May meteor shower that appears to emanate from the constellation Aquarius.
www.meteorshowersonline.com/eta_aquarids.html
NASA's Lunar Impact Monitoring
Learn about the NASA program that uses Earth-based observations of the dark portion of the Moon to establish the rates and sizes of large meteoroids striking the lunar surface.
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/lunar
Lyrids, The
Provides information on how to observe the Lyrids, an April meteor shower emanating from the east of the constellation Lyra.
www.meteorshowersonline.com/lyrids.html