Star Naming Guide: Stargazing Basics

Stargazing and Meteor Showers

Stargazing isn’t limited to viewing stars; you can also spot meteor showers and other phenomena. Viewing meteor showers is a fascinating part of night stargazing, and if you look at your gift star and its constellation long enough, chances are you’ll catch some meteor activity.

A meteor shower occurs when a comet streaks through the sky, orbiting the sun. The comet leaves a trail of debris (mainly ice and dust), which is also known as a meteor stream. When Earth passes through the debris, the meteor stream particles burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, resulting in visible streaks of light, or the “shower” of meteors (a.k.a. “shooting stars”).

There are many meteors coasting through the sky on any given night, and astronomers can easily predict well in advance when a meteor shower will come into view. Two of the most prominent meteor shower events are the Leonids and Perseids, which are visible in November and August respectively each year.

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