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The Draconid meteor shower tends to be a less active meteor shower and occurs in October in the Northern Hemisphere.
In 2026 the Draconid meteor shower will be active 6-10 October and will peak 9 October, best seen in the evening.
What is the Draconid meteor shower?
Meteor showers are caused when the Earth travels through a cloud of cometary debris.
In this case, the Draconid meteor shower comes from the debris of comet 21 P/Giacobini-Zinner.
The rate of meteors during the shower’s peak depends upon which part of the comet’s trail the Earth’s orbit intersects on any given year.
In recent years, the Draconids have not produced any particular outbursts in activity.
However, in 1933 and 1946 the Draconid meteor shower produced some of the most active displays of the 20th century.
