when is the next meteor shower seen from florida?

Answer 1

2007
Name Date of Peak Meteors Per Hour
Quadrantids Jan. 4 120
Lyrids April 22 18
Eta Aquarids May 6 60
Delta Aquarids July 28 20
Perseids Aug. 13 100
Orionids Oct. 21 23
Leonids Nov. 18 15
Geminids Dec. 14 120

Answer 2

An increase in the number of meteors at a particular time of year is called a meteor shower. The first of 2007 has already passed. The Quadrantids on 01/04. The next will be, in chronological order:
Lyrids 04/22, Eta Aquarids 05/06, Delta Aquarids 07/28, Perseids 08/13, Orionids 10/21, Leonids 11/18 and Geminids 12/14.

Comets shed the debris that becomes most meteor showers. As comets orbit the Sun, they shed an icy, dusty debris stream along the comet's orbit. If Earth travels through this stream, we will see a meteor shower. Depending on where Earth and the stream meet, meteors appear to fall from a particular place in the sky, maybe within the neighborhood of a constellation.

Meteor showers are named by the constellation from which meteors appear to fall, a spot in the sky astronomers call the radiant. For instance, the radiant for the Leonid meteor shower is located in the constellation Leo. The Perseid meteor shower is so named because meteors appear to fall from a point in the constellation Perseus.

If you live near a brightly lit city, drive away from the glow of city lights and toward the constellation from which the meteors will appear to radiate.

For example, drive north to view the Leonids. Driving south may lead you to darker skies, but the glow will dominate the northern horizon, where Leo rises. Perseid meteors will appear to "rain" into the atmosphere from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. in mid-August.

After you've escaped the city glow, find a dark, secluded spot where oncoming car headlights will not periodically ruin your sensitive night vision. Look for state or city parks or other safe, dark sites.

Once you have settled at your observing spot, lay back or position yourself so the horizon appears at the edge of your peripheral vision, with the stars and sky filling your field of view. Meteors will instantly grab your attention as they streak by.

Astronomy is a great hobby. I hope you make good use of the calender and info.

Hapy viewing. Keep looking up :-)

Answer 3

The next best meteor shower is the Geminids which peak the night of 3/22/07. Their radiant (the direction the seem to come from) is from the Constellation Gemini which has two bright close stars called Castor and Pollux. You should see about 40 per hour in dark skies.

Answer 4

February 26 -- Delta Leonids: Radiant--midway in Leo's back. Feb. 5 to Mar. 19 with peak in late Feb. 5 per hour at 24 kps.