Several studies predict that on 8 October between 16h and 21h UT, Earth will encounter trails of dust produced by comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner in the late 19th and early 20th century. This is expected to produce enhanced meteor activity, with apparent rates likely to reach about 1 meteor per minute near 20h Universal Time. Details can be found on our special Draconids page.
We encourage visual observations to be made according to the standard procedure
and submitted through the online report form.
Such observations will automatically be included in the analysis.