- 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/index.html
- North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
Contains newsletters, observations, and a meteor observing guide.
www.namnmeteors.org
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar
Offers meteor shower calendar divided into four parts: winter, spring, summer, and fall.
www.imo.net/calendar
- 2008 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips
StarDate Online lists the year's major meteor showers and provides some basic viewing tips.
stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
- 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
- Major Meteor Showers in 2008
Peruse Wes Stone's guide to the year's major meteor showers and take a look at his personal observing log and drawings.
skytour.homestead.com/met2008.html
- 2008 Meteor Showers - Skyscrapers, Inc.
Offers a calendar with the peak dates, and moon phase, for the 2008 meteor showers.
www.theskyscrapers.org/meteors/index.php/year/2008
- 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
- Meteor Showers in 2008
Sky & Telescope lists the major meteor showers and provides observers with an interactive sky chart to find where they will appear in the night sky.
www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/12362121.html
- IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2008
Find maps and viewing tips for the meteor showers of 2008.
www.imo.net/calendar/2008
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