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  • 2008 Meteor Showers - Skyscrapers, Inc. open this site in another window - Offers a calendar with the peak dates, and moon phase, for the 2008 meteor showers.
  • 2008 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips open this site in another window - StarDate Online lists the year's major meteor showers and provides some basic viewing tips.
  • American Meteor Society: Current Meteor Outlook open this site in another window - Report of current and upcoming meteor activity, by Robert Lunsford.
  • AMS Meteor Showers Page open this site in another window - Covers the basics of what a meteor shower is in addition to providing a calendar of upcoming major showers.
  • April's Lyrid Meteor Shower open this site in another window - 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.
  • Delta Aquarids open this site in another window - 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.
  • Eta Aquarids open this site in another window - 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.
  • IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2008 open this site in another window - Find maps and viewing tips for the meteor showers of 2008.
  • International Meteor Organization Meteor Shower Calendar open this site in another window - Offers meteor shower calendar divided into four parts: winter, spring, summer, and fall.
  • Lyrids, The open this site in another window - Provides information on how to observe the Lyrids, an April meteor shower emanating from the east of the constellation Lyra.
  • Major Meteor Showers in 2008 open this site in another window - Peruse Wes Stone's guide to the year's major meteor showers and take a look at his personal observing log and drawings.
  • Meteor Shower Photography - SPACE.com open this site in another window - Guide to how with just a little luck and a bit of persistence, photographing a meteor shower can be relatively simple.
  • Meteor Showers in 2008 open this site in another window - 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.
  • Meteor Showers Online open this site in another window[*] - Comet and meteor shower facts and viewing calendar, professional and amateur observations, and historical research compiled by Gary W. Kronk.
  • Meteors and Meteor Showers: The Science open this site in another window - SPACE.com feature discussing meteors' basic composition and their entry into the Earth's atmosphere, their breakup, and their impact.
  • NASA's Lunar Impact Monitoring open this site in another window - Learn about the NASA programme 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.
  • North American Meteor Network (NAMN) open this site in another window - Contains newsletters, observations, and a meteor observing guide.
  • Shooting Stars: Preview of Summer Meteor Showers open this site in another window - 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.
 



 
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