SHOWERS.TXT

List of meteor showers for 1988. 

Columns give Name of Shower, Date of peak activity, 
and Time when radiant is highest in night sky on the 
day of peak activity. 

Meteor showers are usually visible a few days before 
and after date of peak activity. The time of highest
radiant is given in Local Mean Time (LMT), not in 
Civil (Clock) Time. To convert to Civil Time (CT) 
do the following:

If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add 1 hour.

Add 4 minutes for each degree of Longitude you are 
WEST of your time zone meridian (Eastern - 75, 
Central - 90, Mountain - 105, Pacific - 120) 

                OR

Subtract 4 minutes for each degree of Longitude you are
EAST of your time zome meridian. 

Times are to an accuracy of about plus or minus
5 minutes. 


NAME              DATE     TIME

Quadrantids       Jan 4    05:40
Lyrids            Apr 21   03:35
Eta Aquarids      May 4    03:10
Delta Aquarids    Jul 28   02:15
Perseids          Aug 12   03:25
Orionids          Oct 20   04:30
Taurids           Nov 2    00:35
Leonids           Nov 17   05:15
Geminids          Dec 13   01:55

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