Annual Meteor Showers
 
Shower Name Radiant Date of Maximum Hourly rate of Maximum Photograph of a Meteorite 
Image: Example Meteorite 
Image Credit: Arachnauts Meteorite Gallery
Quadrantid NE(Draco) January 3 10-50
Lyrid NE(Lyra) April 21 5-15
Eta Aquarid SE(Aquarius) May 4 10-20
South Delta Aquarid SE(Aquarius) July 27-29 10-20
Perseid NE(Perseus) August 12 30-70
Orionid E(Orion) October 20 10-30
Leonid E(Leo) November 17 10-20
Geminid E(Gemini) December 13 30-80
These are the dates of the annual meteor showers that occur. The meteor showers on August 12 and December 13 are the largest of all the showers, with the most meteors, having about 30-80 meteors per hour.
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