The second meteor shower from Halley will erupt from the constellation Orion between October 2 and 10, but a little smaller than the previous one.
The ultimate night falls evening of October 21, dawn of October 22 Vietnam time with about 20 shooting stars per hour. You can also see the Orionids in both hemispheres.
A meteor shower from Joshua Tree National Park (USA) – (Photo: NASA).
6. Leonids sky lion
Falling from the constellation Leo, the Leonids are observed in both hemispheres from November 6 to 30. It also originates from a comet, named 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
The name sounds very brave, however Leonids are also “gentle” almost like Draconids. Because the maximum number of shooting stars on the night is only 10 shooting stars per hour. BYou can pick it up on the evening of November 17 and early morning of November 18.
7. Geminids super meteor shower
Meteor showers are supposed to fall from comets, but the Geminids don’t! Instead, this meteor shower originated from asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
Why does 3200 Phaethon have a tail and produce meteor showers? That is the puzzle that scientists are still searching for. Among them, the most supported hypothesis is an ancient collision.
3200 Phaethon, the asteroid that causes the super meteor shower – (Graphic image: NASA).
On the maximum night of December 13 and early morning of December 14, from Vietnam you can observe up to 150 shooting stars per hour. You can also see it from both hemispheres from December 4 to 20.
8. Ursids cub
Erupting from the Ursa Minor constellation, the Ursids will peak on the night of December 22 and early morning of December 23 with about 10 shooting stars per hour.
Besides, you can also observe the meteor shower from comet 8P/Tuttle from the Northern Hemisphere around December 17 to 26.
9. “The Second Freak” and the Quadrantids
Quadrantids also fell from an asteroid named 2003 EH1. Although it hasn’t received as much attention as 3200 Phaethon, the fact that it fell from an asteroid is still bizarre.
In addition, the fate of this meteor shower is very uncertain: Quadrantids comes from the constellation Quadrans Muralis, which was wiped out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1922.
However, you can also aim at the constellation Bootes to search for it from December 28, 2024 to January 12, 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere.
The maximum night of the last meteor shower in the year Giap Thin will fall on tamniotic day 3, early morning January 4, 2025.