Meteors and Meteors Showers

We have all experienced the unexpected pleasure of seeing a meteor streak across the night sky. Would you like to be invited to a meteor "shower" where you are guaranteed to see not just one but lots of shooting stars? Then you have chosen a great book!

Through his life-long experiences, Pete Bias shares with you when and where to find these showers, what to bring, and how to get the most enjoyment from your meteor watching.

For seasoned meteor aficionados, he includes the most up to date findings in meteorics, and clearly explains the more complex topics such as radiant drift, solar radiation effects, and dust trail theory.

This book is your ticket to a lifetime of celestial shows!

“I just had the pleasure of reading Peter Bias's new book on Meteors and Meteor Showers. If I recall correctly, it has been more than ten years since the last book was written on this subject (by Neil Bone). Peter's book does an excellent job of bringing us up to date in the world of meteorics. The recent Leonid return is thoroughly discussed with all the theories and results well documented. Updated material on stream evolution is also included and well illustrated. Actually, when looking at the table of contents, all aspects of meteorics are included. By jolly, there were even a couple of items in the book that were new to me! So this effort is not only for the beginner, but will also shed some light on the items we old timers thought we knew.

This is the book I wish I had written, but never had the time nor the talent to present it in such an organized manner."

Bob Lunsford-IMO Secretary-General, Meteor Section Coordinator for the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, and Operations Manager of the American Meteor Society.