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Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 100 Peak Date: August 12 Source: Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle Speed: 37 miles (59km) per second 2026 Rating: ★★★★★ The Perseids are one of the most beloved annual astronomical events.

Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 25 Peak Date: July 31 Source: Comet 96P/Machholz Speed: 25 miles (40km) per second 2026 Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ The beginning of summer is marked by an absence of meteor showers.

2023 Geminids deep in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 150 Peak Date: December 13-14 Source: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon Speed: 21 miles (34km) per second 2025 Rating: ★★★★☆ The Geminid meteor shower is consistently the best…

Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 10-30, up to 60 Peak Date: May 6th Source: Halley’s Comet Speed: 44 miles (66km) per second 2026 Rating: ★★☆☆☆ If you live in the Southern Hemisphere you may feel left out because most meteor showers are more favorably pl…

Preview in new tab Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 18 Peak Date: April 22 Source: C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) Speed: 29 miles (47km) per second 2026 Rating: ★★★☆☆ Lyrid above the Milky Way near Greybull, Wyoming in 2020 After a drought of more than 3.5 months,…

Among green airglow in the Bighorn Mountains – May 2022 After a long wait of 857 days, a total lunar eclipse is finally on the calendar for 2025.

Imagine this: you’re sitting by a dying campfire, listening to the sound of distant coyotes and nearby crickets.

Bighorn Mountains in 2019 Zenithal Hourly Rate: 120 Peak Date: January 3 Source: Asteroid 2003 EH1 Speed: 25 miles (40km) per second 2026 Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Just 3 days into the new year is the first astronomical event.

Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 15 Peak Date: November 17 Source: Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle Speed: 44 miles (70km) per second 2025 Rating: ★★★★★ Bright Leonid fireball over Wyoming in 2023 The Leonids are one of the most fascinating meteor showers because…

Quick Facts Zenithal Hourly Rate: 5 Peak Date: October 10 (Southern Taurids), November 9 (Northern Taurids) Source: Comet 2P/Encke Speed: 18 miles (29 km) per second Even in moonlight, this Taurid fireball was highly visible over a Wyoming lake in 2022 Wi…