JULY TO OCTOBER. | Name of Shower | Date | Radiant Point | Characteristics | Other Dates
of
Observation | Location | Vulpeculids or Eta
Sagittids | July 4 | Between
Cygnus and
Delphinus | Sw. | June 13-July 7
Apr. 20,
May 30 | E. | | Cygnids | July 19 | Near Deneb
(α) Cygni | Sh. Sw. F. | July 11-19,
Aug. 22, July
6-Aug. 16 | E. | | (α)-(β) Perseids | July 25 | Between (α) and
(β) Persei | Sw. B. Sk.
after
10 p.m. | July 23-Aug. 4
Sept. 15,
Nov. 13 | N.E. | Aquarids, a
conspicuous
shower | July 28 | Near the
water jar of
Aquarius | Sl. B. | | E. | Perseids, fine
shower | Aug. 10 | Near (α)
Persei | v. Sw. Sk. | | N.E. | | Kappa Cygnids | Aug. 17 | Near the
Dragon's head | Sw. B.T. Sh. | Jan. 17, Aug. 4,
Aug. 21-25 | S.E. | | Alpha Aurigids | Aug. 21 | Near Capella
(α) AurigÆ | After 9.30
p.m.
v. Sw. Sk. | Sept. 22,
Oct. 2 | N.E. | Omicron
Draconids. Rich
shower in 1879 | Aug. 22 | Near the
Dragon's head | Sl. T. | Aug. 21-25 | N | Epsilon
Perseids | Sept. 7 | Between Capella
and the
Pleiades | After 10
p.m.
v. Sw. Sk. | Aug. 21, 25,
Sept. 6-8, 21,
Nov. 29. | N.E. | | Alpha Arietids | Sept. 21 | Near Hamal
(α) Arietis | Sl. T. | Aug. 12, Oct. 7 | E. | | Gamma Pegasids | Sept. 22 | Near and S.E.
of Great Sq. | Sl. | July 31, Aug.
25, etc. | E. |
The Perseids are of a yellowish color, and move with medium velocity. Their line of flight is from northeast to southwest. They are probably visible for more than a month, from the latter half of July to the last week in August. The August meteors are known as the "Tears of St. Lawrence." The Abbreviations under Characteristics are as follows: | v.—very | Sl.—Slow | Sk.—Streak-leaving meteors. | | M.—Moderately | B.—Bright | T.—Train-leaving meteors. | | Sw.—Swift | F.—Faint | Sh.—Short meteors. |
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