August is one of the most active months to hunt for shooting stars. It has six visible meteor showers throughout the month with two of them having their peak this month. This includes the Perseids, one of the most consistently spectacular meteor showers.
Meteor showers are some of the coolest celestial events to witness. It is not necessary to use a telescope or binoculars to watch them, making them some of the most accessible as well for people that are just getting into astronomy and stargazing.
Every month there are a few meteor showers. They are very consistent and happen every year around the same dates and in the same location in the sky.
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List of August meteor showers
The following are the meteor showers that will happen in the month of August.
The list is sorted by the peak date.
Piscis Austrinids (July 15 – August 10)
General Information
| Name | Piscis Austrinids |
| Start date | July 15 |
| End date | August 10 |
| Peak | July 28 |
| Comet | unknown |
| Speed | 35 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 5 |
| Brightness | Low |
Location
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 22.7 |
| Declination | -30° 00′ 00″ |
Southern Delta Aquariids (July 12 – August 23)
General Information
| Name | Southern Delta Aquariids |
| Start date | July 12 |
| End date | August 23 |
| Peak | July 30 |
| Comet | P/2008 Y12 (SOHO) |
| Speed | 41 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 25 |
| Brightness | High |
Location
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension | 23h 20m |
| Declination | -16° 00′ 00″ |
Alpha Capricornids (July 3 – August 15)
General Information
| Name | Alpha Capricornids |
| Start date | July 3 |
| End date | August 15 |
| Peak | July 30 |
| Comet | 169P/NEAT |
| Speed | 23 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 5 |
| Brightness | High |
Location
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 20h 44m 00s |
| Declination | -10° 00′ 00″ |
Perseids (July 17 – August 24)
General Information
| Name | Perseids |
| Start date | July 17 |
| End date | August 24 |
| Peak | August 13 |
| Comet | 109P/Swift-Tuttle |
| Speed | 59 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 100 |
| Brightness | High |
Location
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 03h 04m |
| Declination | 58° 00′ 00″ |
Kappa Sygnids (August 3 – August 25)
General Information
| Name | Kappa Sygnids |
| Start date | August 3 |
| End date | August 25 |
| Peak | August 18 |
| Comet | unknown |
| Speed | 25 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 3 |
| Brightness | High |
Location
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 19h 4m -0s |
| Declination | 59° 00′ 00″ |
Aurigids (August 28 – September 5)
General Information
| Name | Aurigids |
| Start date | August 28 |
| End date | September 5 |
| Peak | September 1 |
| Comet | C/1911 N1 (Kiess) |
| Speed | 66 km/s |
| Zenithal hourly rate | 6 |
| Brightness | High |
Location
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 6h 4m -0s |
| Declination | 39° 00′ 00″ |
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