The shower night kit
A box for every ten minutes of a meteor shower, the brightest one, and the clouds. One Letter or A4 page; tap Print.
The Southern Taurids: my shower night
Peak: the night of 4–5 November 2026. Look up at the whole sky. The streaks point back to Taurus. peabody.kids/space/showers/southern-taurids
☐ Warm coat and hat ☐ Blanket or chair ☐ Grown-up ☐ Phones away for 20 minutes
| Ten minutes from | Shooting stars I counted (|||| ||) |
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| ____ : ____ | |
| ____ : ____ | |
| ____ : ____ | |
| ____ : ____ | |
| ____ : ____ | |
| ____ : ____ |
The brightest one went from ________________ to ________________.
Clouds? ☐ none ☐ some ☐ lots · My total: ______
If the sky is clear. Peak night and rate: American Meteor Society; the Moon: astronomy-engine.
About this sheet
Counting turns waiting into a game. This sheet is set for the next meteor shower in our calendar, with its peak night and where its streaks point back to; every shower page prints its own. Tick the checklist before you go out, write the start time of each ten minutes, and add a stroke for every shooting star.
The other sheets
“Colour the Moon the way you see it tonight, not the way you think it should look.”