The Draconid meteor shower will peak on October 7, 2012. The Draconids are best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower starts shortly after dark however there will be some moonlight as the moon is in the last quarter. This meteor shower usually produces a small number of meteors per hour most years but has been known on rare occasion to have hundreds of meteors in a single hour. Learn more at: When is the next meteor shower? | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky.
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By: Robyn A Shultis on October 8, 2012
at 5:16 PM
Can you please advise me of the meteor showers in the northeast kingston NY area ? I would greatly appreciate this.
sincerely,
RAS
By: RobynShultis on October 8, 2012
at 5:07 PM
For more information on Meteor shower times and best places to view I would suggest you check out these sites:
EarthSky http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide
Stardate http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors
Meteor Showers http://www.theskyscrapers.org/meteor-showers/
Wikipedia is also a good source of information on specific meteor showers and viewing information
By: Sandy Steinman on October 8, 2012
at 5:23 PM