Articles About Meteors (6)
![Meteor showers are easy to view. All you need is some patience, a dark viewing spot, and our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map. A man's silhouette with the milky way and a meteor in the backdrop.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/viewing-meteor-shower.jpg?1)
Meteors: How to See
Dates and tips on how and where to see shooting stars from meteor showers all over the world.
![Meteors are nature's fireworks. Meteors from Perseids meteor shower, 2017 behind the Milky Way observatory, Calgary, Canada.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/meteor-showers-milky-way-observatory.jpg?1)
What Is a Meteor Shower
Dates and tips on how and where to see "shooting stars" from meteor showers all over the world.
![Calendar of Cosmic Events, Watch the Sky! Calendar of Cosmic Events](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/fb--cosmic-events-01.png?1)
2021 Cosmic Calendar
Celestial events and highlights of 2021 and 2022 including supermoons, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, solstices, and equinoxes.
![Astronomy Glossary - Terms & definitions Astronomy Glossary - Terms & definitions](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/fbimage-glossary--astronomy.png?1)
Astronomical Glossary - Terms & Definitions
What do astronomers really mean when they use those technical terms?
![Illustration of altitude and azimuth in the celestial sphere.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/horizontal-coordinate-system.png?1)
Altitude & Azimuth: The Horizontal Coordinate System
Learn how to use altitude (elevation) and azimuth angles to locate any object in the sky, such as stars, planets, satellites, the Sun, or the Moon.
![Illustration image](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20210812155818im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/asteroid-10-things.jpg?1)
What are Asteroids?
Learn more about these space rocks orbiting the Sun.