Over a BILLION(!!) meteors reach the earth's atmosphere
every day, but they are not all the same. Sporadic meteors
vary in many ways, so don't ask me to predict them, hihi. Here are
a couple of charts to help you pick a time with a better chance of getting
some rocks.
Seasonal Variation of Meteor Rates
| Month |
Relative Rate |
| January |
900 |
| February |
500 |
| March |
600 |
|
April
|
800
|
|
May
|
1650
|
|
June
|
2300
|
|
July
|
2700
|
|
August
|
2500
|
|
September
|
1750
|
|
October
|
1600
|
|
November
|
1300
|
|
December
|
1000
|
Hourly Meteor Trails
|
Local Time
|
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|
Number
|
Local Time
|
Number
|
|
00:00
|
310
|
12:00
|
200
|
|
01:00
|
365
|
13:00
|
190
|
|
02:00
|
400
|
14:00
|
180
|
|
03:00
|
395
|
15:00
|
115
|
|
04:00
|
385
|
16:00
|
110
|
|
05:00
|
395
|
17:00
|
105
|
|
06:00
|
410
|
18:00
|
100
|
|
07:00
|
420
|
100
|
|
07:00
|
420
|
19:00
|
110
|
|
08:00
|
450
|
20:00
|
125
|
|
09:00
|
395
|
21:00
|
175
|
|
10:00
|
300
|
22:00
|
200
|
|
11:00
|
235
|
23:00
|
250
|
Relative Comparison of Meteor Occurence and Size
|
mass (g)
|
radius (mm)
|
number/day
|
electrons/meter
|
|
10,000
|
80
|
10
|
N/A
|
|
1,00080
|
10
|
N/A
|
|
1,000
|
40
|
100
|
N/A
|
|
100
|
20
|
1,000
|
N/A
|
|
10
|
8
|
10,000
|
1.00E+18
|
|
1
|
4
|
100,000
|
1.00E+17
|
|
0.1
|
2
|
1,000,000
|
1.00E+16
|
|
0.01
|
0.8
|
1.00E+07
|
1.00E+15
|
|
0.001
|
0.4
|
1.00E+08
|
1.00E+14
|
|
0.0001
|
0.2
|
1.00E+09
|
1.00E+13
|
|
1.00E-05
|
0.08
|
1.00E+10
|
|
1.00E-05
|
0.08
|
1.00E+10
|
1.00E+12
|
|
1.00E-06
|
0.04
|
1.00E+11
|
1.00E+11
|
|
1.00E-07
|
0.02
|
1.00E+12
|
1.00E+10
|
These tables were made from information at <http://www.borg.com/~warrend/metburdu.html>
A fairly in-depth description of meteor trails is also on that page.
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