Quadrantids | 3-4 January | 28 Dec-12 Jan | 110 | Bluish or yellowish-white meteors with fine trains |
Lyrids | 22-23 April | 14-30 April | 18 | Bright fast meteors, some with trains. Associated with Comet Thatcher |
Eta Aquariids | 06-May | 19 Apr-28 May | 50 | Low in sky. Associated with Comet Halley |
Alpha Capricornids | 30 July | 3 July-15 Aug | 5 | Yellow slow fireballs |
Delta Aquariids | 30 July | 12 July-23 Aug | 25 | Steady stream of meteors over several days but a low rate per hour |
Perseids | 12-13 August | 17 July-24 Aug | 100 | Many bright fast meteors with trains. Associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle (1737, 1862, 1992) |
Draconids | 8-9 October | 6-10 October | 10 | Associated with Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zimmer |
Orionids | 21-22 October | 2 Oct-7 Nov | 25 | Fast with fine trains. Associated with Comet Halley |
Taurids | 12-13 Nov | 20 Oct-10 Dec | 5 | Very slow meteors |
Leonids | 18 November | 6-30 November | 10 | Fast bright meteors with fine trains. Associated with Comet Tempel-Tuttle |
Geminids | 14-15 December | 4-20 December | 150 | Plenty of bright meteors, few trains |
Ursids | 23 December | 17-26 December | 10 | Sparse shower. Associated with comet 8P/Tuttle |