Meteor Showers
Leonids Meteor Shower 2026: Peak Night and How to Watch
The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night of Tuesday, November 17 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026, with 10 to 15 meteors an hour under a dark sky…
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5 posts in Meteor Showers · Meteor shower guides: peak nights, how many meteors to expect, how much the Moon will interfere, where to look, and how to watch and photograph the Perseids, Geminids, Draconids and the rest.
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Taurid Meteor Showers 2026: Fireball Season, Dark Moon
The Taurid meteor showers peak in the first half of November 2026 under a near-perfect Moon: the Southern Taurids around Thursday, November 5, and the Northern Taurids around…
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Orionids 2026: Halley’s Comet Meteors Peak October 21
The Orionid meteor shower peaks before dawn on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. These are pieces of Halley’s Comet, hitting the atmosphere at 66 kilometres a second, and at…
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Draconids 2026: A Moonless Meteor Shower Peak on October 8
The Draconids peak on the evening of October 8, 2026, with a 4% Moon out of the way. A modest shower, best right after nightfall, from a comet…
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How to Photograph a Meteor Shower in 2026
Gear, settings, where to aim and how to stack the frames, plus the four showers left in 2026 ranked by moonlight, from the Draconids to the Geminids.