We just added a new feature on the IMO Online Shower Calendar: a 3D animated view of the meteoroid streams the Earth will encounter all along its journey around the Sun. This model was created by Ian Webster, and will appear for the currently active major meteor shower or the next one to come. A 3D experience is the better way to understand the journey of the meteoroids that will appear during the night and that will be the source of what we enjoy most: meteor showers! Enjoy!
Meteor Showers Calendar
Next major shower peak
Leonids
The Leonids are best known for producing meteor storms in the years of 1833, 1866, 1966, 1999, and 2001. These outbursts of meteor activity are best seen when the parent object, comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, is near perihelion (closest approach to the sun). Yet it is not the fresh material we see from…
Peak Night: Nov 17 2025.
The moon will be 9% of full.
The moon will be 9% of full.
Currently active major meteor showers
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3 comments
This is awesome!
Beautiful…mindbending…informative…5 star animation…I love it!
Wow! that was amazing 3D animation. Loved it