Atlas of Meteor Showers. A Practical Workbook for Meteor Observers

Key Events in Meteor Astronomy
About this Atlas
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
	About Time!
	Radiants
	Major Showers and Minor Showers
	Shower Names
	The Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR)
	Magnitude Distribution Graphs
Chapter 2: Meteors
	A Meteor Event
	The Zodiacal Dust Cloud
	The View from Earth
	References
Chapter 3: Meteoroid Steams and Meteor Showers
	The Structure of the Solar System
	The Structure and Behaviour of Comets
	Comets and Meteoroid Streams
	Active Asteroids and Meteoroid Streams
	Types of Meteor Showers
	Summary
	References
Chapter 4: Observing Meteor Showers
	Before You Start
	Essentials
	The Observing Session
	Fireballs and Bolides
	Adding a Camera to Your Meteor Watch
	Analysing Your Observations
	Mathematical Approach
	And Why Not Try…
Chapter 5: The Major Meteor Showers: January to August
	Introduction
	Activity and Additional Data Tables
	Charts, Graphs and Diagrams
	The Quadrantids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The April Lyrids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The η-Aquariids
		The eta-Aquariids
			Observing Notes
			Discovery
			Origins
	The Southern δ-Aquariids
		The Southern delta-Aquariids
			Observing Notes
			Discovery
			Origins
	The Perseids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	References
Chapter 6: The Major Meteor Showers: October to December
	The Orionids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The Taurids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The Leonids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The Geminids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	The Ursids
		Observing Notes
		Discovery
		Origins
	References
Chapter 7: Discovering Minor Showers
	Type 1: Remnant Shower
	Type 2: Close Approach
	Type 3: One-Off Display
	Type 4: New Shower
	Type 5: Developing Shower
	Type 6: Variable Activity Shower
	Ones to Watch
	α-Centaurids (ACE)
	June Boötids (JBO)
	Aurigids (AUR)
	Piscis Austrinids (PAU)
	September ε-Perseids (SPE)
	November Orionids (NOO)
	Southern χ-Orionids (ORS)
	σ-Hydrids (HYD)
	Phoenicids (PHO)
	December Monocerotids (MON)
	Puppid-Velids (PUP)
	Observing Minor Showers
	References
Appendix A: Greek Alphabet
Appendix B: Constellation Abbreviations and Meteor Shower Names
Appendix C: Right Ascension to Degrees Conversion Table
Appendix D: Glossary, Symbols and Abbreviations
Appendix E: Wind Chill Chart
Appendix F: Visual Meteor Observation Form
Appendix G: Magnitude Comparison Charts
Appendix H: Gnomonic Plotting Charts
Appendix I: Minor Meteor Showers
Appendix J: Major Meteor Showers
Author Index
Subject Index