The Earth is always painted with meteors, but there are only a few showers big enough to guarantee the name. The Bootids are one such meteor shower and occur every June as Earth moves its tail of 7p/Pons-Winnecke Comet. In 2025, the best night to get a potential glimpse of Bootids is Friday, June 27th.
It’s not easy to discover. That “radiation” – the point in the sky where the meteor shower appears to be born – is found in the constellation Bootes (and therefore the name of the shower).
According to Stellarium’s Sky MapBoutes is in the western sky near the horizon on Friday evening, before soaking under the horizon at sunrise. As this applies to the entire US continent, there are no special location-based instructions.
There are two reasons why viewers need a bit of luck to watch it. First of all, the constellations are quite low on the horizon, making them much more difficult to see from bright cities and suburbs.
Secondly, the American Meteor Association Classify bootids As a Class III meteor shower. This means that even at that peak, you can still illuminate the sky with less than one meteor per day or average. Until Saturday after the peak has passed, we don’t know how strong my booty body is this year.
One meteor struck a house in Georgia
Despite its delicate nature, the shower created the incident here.
Thursday, a Meteors have entered Earth’s atmosphere And although it was almost burnt out, I left a golf ball-sized hole in my family’s home in Georgia. observer I reported what I saw A meteor to Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina.
This is Amazing video – Like something from the war in the world – shows the meteor of Georgia. Bootives are at a peak, so there is a higher risk of such events happening again.
Tips for watching Bootids Meteor Shower
Just like real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. City residents and suburbans have the most difficult time to find a shooting star, as light contamination in larger densely populated areas can see dimmer meteors. For context, Perseid’s meteor shower can spit out more than 100 meteors per hour, but in the city you may only see one or two times per hour.
The best tip is to get out of town unless you’re willing to go. The further you go, the less light contamination, the more likely it will be to hinder progression and bring meteors into view. If you can swing, take off your binoculars. Telescopes are not necessary, and in fact they limit the views of the sky too much, which can lead to miss meteors.
Other than that, the key is patience. In an inconsistent shower like Bootids, it could be a stable shower all night or a burst of activity. Finally, it’s best to ease your expectations. You might go home without looking at anything, especially if the weather isn’t on your side.
