Meteor shower calendar for 2008
| Shower | Interval | Maximum | R.A. | Decl. | Vg | ZHR | Moon % |
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Predictions are based on data from:
The meaning of the columns is the following:
- Shower: the name of the shower.
- Interval: interval of shower activity.
- Maximum: Date of maximum activity.
- R.A. and Decl.: ICRS Right ascension and declination of radiant at maximum.
Radiants with a clear positive declination are only seen from northern hemisphere, or the southern when negative.
- Vg: Geocentric velocity in km/s, not accounting for the acceleration by Earth's gravity.
- ZHR: Zenith Hourly Rate. The greatest number of meteors that an observer would see in ideal conditions,
with totally clear skies and the radiant at zenith.
- Moon %: Percentage of illumination of the Moon at 0h TT of the maximum's day.
See the explanation for more details.