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Draconid Meteor Shower: Everything You Need to Know — October 8-9, 2015

The maximum number of Draconid meteors are expected to fall on the evening of October 8. October’s Draconid meteor shower – sometimes called the Giacobinids – radiates from the fiery mouth of the northern constellation Draco the Dragon. Because the radiant is located so far north on the sky’s dome, this shower favors temperate and far-northern latitudes, such as the…