{"id":3392,"date":"2022-12-03T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/main_spa1\/meteor\/?page_id=3392"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:27:18","slug":"october-camelopardalids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/meteor\/october-camelopardalids\/","title":{"rendered":"October Camelopardalids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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October Camelopardalids<\/strong>: \u00a0A minor meteor shower that has occasionally produced good observed rates, including in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Main Activity Dates<\/td>\nOct 5 – 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peak Rates<\/td>\nOct 6 00h-04h ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peak ZHR<\/td>\n1-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best Observed Rates<\/td>\nOct 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visibility each night (UK)<\/td>\nVisible all night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affected by Moonlight<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This low-activity meteor shower occasionally does something interesting.<\/p>\n

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A significant level of activity from the\u00a0October Camelopardalids<\/strong>\u00a0was reported by video observers in 2005 and 2006. Another outburst was recorded in 2016, between 14h and 15h UT on Oct 5th (for further info, see\u00a0here<\/a> ). No significant activity was seen in other years. A recurrence of the 2016 event would most likely peak some time after midnight UT on Oct 6, favouring UK observers.<\/p>\n

The October Camelopardalid radiant, at approx RA 11h, Dec +78, is located roughly midway between the pointers (alpha and beta UMa) and Polaris, as is shown in the accompanying chart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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October Camelopardalids: \u00a0A minor meteor shower that has occasionally produced good observed rates, including in 2016. Main Activity Dates Oct 5 – 6 Peak Rates Oct 6 00h-04h ? Peak ZHR 1-5 Best Observed Rates Oct 6 Visibility each nightRead more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3392","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t