Summer Meteor Showers

Warm muggy nights, open fields, dark skies, and large blankets on the grass - These are the best way to enjoy summertime meteor showers and UFO searches. I have spent many nights and hours under dark skies of summer. I have seen many meteors, auroras, comets, planets. Even saw the Goodyear blimp that I mistook for a UFO for a minute. But never an object that I could not identify!

Below is a schedule of some of the larger meteor showers that occur during the summer time months. For most of these showers, you will need to check on moonrise and moonset times since it will have at least a quarter of its disk showing. Some darker skies will be available later in the year. Also, do not forget to bring along some bug spray!

Lyrids

June 14-16

Delta Aquarids

July 28-29

Capricornids

July 29-30

Perseids

August 12-13

And in the fall...

Draconids

October 8-9

Orinids will offer one of the best chances for dark skies for 2009...

Orionids

October 21-22