When to Use the Annual Meteor Shower Calendar 3D Explorer
Open the Annual Meteor Shower Calendar 3D Explorer when you want a fast, real-dates answer to which of the 12 major annual meteor showers is active right now, which one peaks next, and how strong each one is.
Sessions this explorer fits
Skywatchers deciding which night to stay up late for, students or teachers comparing all 12 major annual showers on one dial instead of 12 separate articles, and anyone who wants to know whether tonight falls inside a real published shower window all get a direct answer here.
Sessions this explorer does not fit
Sessions this page does not fit are learning WHY a shower's meteors all appear to stream from one point in the sky, which is on the Meteor Shower Radiant 3D Explorer; or looking up a specific historical impact event, which is on Chelyabinsk Meteor 3D Explorer. Walk through the controls in the step-by-step guide.
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