Speaking of meteor showers, we all know the origin of the anime work "Saint Seiya", from the inspiration of manga artist Masami Cheda after watching a meteor shower, and it is said that the meteor shower that Masami Cheda looked up to was also the meteor shower of Leo, so in the meteor shower of the zodiac zodiac, the Leo meteor shower is undoubtedly the most prestigious meteor shower.
The Leo meteor shower occurs in mid-November every year, especially on the evenings of the seventeenth and eighteenth days, and is located near the ζ star where Leo counters the question mark, the intensity is cyclical, usually low in intensity, but there will be a peak every thirty-three to thirty-four years, the last outbreak is in 2001, and the next outbreak is likely to be in 2034.
In addition to the Leo meteor shower, the more famous meteor showers in the zodiac signs of the zodiac are also the Gemini meteor shower and the Aquarius meteor shower, the Gemini meteor shower is one of the three major meteor showers in the northern hemisphere, usually occurring from December 4 to 17 every year, with gemini as the radiation point, the intensity is relatively stable, the last flow peak was about fifteen o'clock on December 14 last year, the parent body is asteroid 3200 (Faretong).
In the zodiac signs, in addition to the Leo meteor shower and the Gemini meteor shower, Aquarius meteor showers are also extremely numerous, and Aquarius meteor showers occur three times a year: the first Aquarius η meteor shower (Eta Aquarids), which occurs around April 19 to May 28 every year; the second Aquarius δ South Tributary Meteor Shower, which occurs around July 12 to August 19 every year; the third Aquarius δ the Northern Tributary Meteor Shower, It occurs around July 15 to August 25 of each year; the mother of the Aquarius meteor shower originates twice from the famous Harley comet.
In addition to the meteor showers mentioned above, the zodiac meteor showers include:
Scorpio meteor shower: around Scorpio as a radiation point, appearing around June 17 to June 26 every year;
Taurus Meteor Shower: Occurs in late October to early November every year, because it occurs around Halloween, so it is also known as "Halloween fireworks", with two radiation points, namely the Taurus South Meteor Shower and the Taurus North Meteor Shower;
Libra Meteor Shower: The existence of this meteor shower is currently in doubt;
Aries Meteor Shower: This meteor shower was found by the radar of Jodelbek in the United Kingdom, which lasts from May 30 to June 17 every year, which can be almost ignored by us ordinary people, after all, observation is not easy;
Goats meteor shower: that is, the Capricorn α meteor shower, which occurs from July 15 to September 12 every year, the radiation point is located near capricorn α (Oxbour II), the number of meteors is rare, it is easy to be ignored, and the earliest is also found by radar.
... Well, in general, the zodiac zodiac meteor shower is just a few, but it is suitable for all of us to observe the meteor shower of Leo, Gemini, Aquarius and Taurus, and the rest for ordinary people, without professional tools and patience, it is estimated that it is not recommended for everyone to stay up late.