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Tag: Draconids

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  Oct 6, 2026 Cited

  October 9, 1933: The Night the Dragon Woke Up Over Europe

  On the evening of October 9, 1933, observers across Europe counted hundreds of meteors a minute, and in rural Portugal the sight caused real alarm. American observatories heard about it by telegraph while it was happening, watched their own skies that night, and saw nothing.

  • October Ledger
  • Sky Desk
  • meteor shower
  • Draconids
  • meteor storm
  • Europe
  • 1933
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  Oct 3, 2026 Cited

  Meteor, Rocket or Satellite? A Field Guide for the Draconids and Orionids, October 2026

  Two October meteor showers peak this month: the Draconids on the evening of October 8 and the Orionids before dawn around October 21–22. Here's when to look from Arizona, and how to tell a meteor or fireball from a rocket plume or a satellite.

  • Sky Desk
  • meteor shower
  • Draconids
  • Orionids
  • fireball
  • Arizona
  • skywatching
  • 2026