Celestron NexStar GPS 93507 - Manual (Page 72)

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Observational Data Sheet
Yearly Meteor Showers
Shower Date Peak Hourly Rate
Quadrantids Jan 01-Jan 05 4-Jan 60-200
Lyrids Apr 16-Apr 25 21-Apr 15
pi-Puppids Apr 15-Apr 28 23-Apr Var.
eta-Aquarids Apr 19-May 28 5-May 60
June Bootids Jun 26-Jul 02 27-Jun Var.
July Phoenicids Jul 10-Jul 16 13-Jul Var.
Southern delta-Aquarids Jul 12-Aug 19 27-Jul 20
Perseids Jul 17-Aug 24 12-Aug 120-160
alpha-Aurigids Aug 25-Sep 05 31-Aug 10
Draconids Oct 06-Oct 10 8-Oct Var*.
Orionids Oct 02-Nov 07 21-Oct 20
Leonids Nov 14-Nov 21 17-Nov 100*
alpha-Monocerotids Nov 15-Nov 25 21-Nov Var.
Phoenicids Nov 28-Dec 09 6-Dec Var.
Puppid-Velids Dec 01-Dec 15 7-Dec 10
Geminids Dec 07-Dec 17 13-Dec 120
Ursids Dec 17-Dec 26 22-Dec 10
* These meteor showers have the potential of becoming meteor storms with displays of thousands of meteors per hour.
Solar Eclipses in North America plus Total Eclipses Around the World
Date Eclipse Type Duration Location
2001 Dec 14 Annular 03m53s North America, Hawaii
2001 Jun 21 Total 04m57s South Africa, Madagascar
2002 Dec 04 Total 02m04s S. Africa, Indonesia, Australia
2002 Jun 10 Annular 00m23s West, Midwest, Hawaii, Alaska
2003 May 31 Annular 03m37s Alaska
2003 Nov 23 Total 01m57s Australia, New Zealand, S. America
2005 Apr 08 Partial 00m42s Florida, Southwest
2006 Mar 29 Total 04m07s Africa, Europe, Asia
2008 Aug 01 Total 02m27s Europe, Asia
2009 Jul 22 Total 06m39s Asia, Hawaii
2010 Jul 11 Total 05m20s South America
2012 May 20 Annular 05m46s West, Hawaii, Alaska
2012 Nov 13 Total 04m02s Australia, S. America
2013 May 10 Annular 06m03s Australia, N.Z.
2014 Oct 23 Partial - West, Midwest, Alaska
2015 Mar 20 Total 02m47s Europe, N. Africa, Asia
2016 Mar 09 Partial 04m09s Hawaii, Alaska
2017 Aug 21 Total 02m40s Across the U.S.!
2019 Jul 02 Total 04m33s S. America
2020 Dec 14 Total 02m10s S. America