Don't forget the meteor shower tonight!
Promises to be a really good show, weather permitting!
The Washington Post
New meteor shower may burst into meteor storm
By Blaine P. and Friedlander Jr
Late Friday night into Saturday morning, North America will probably see a brand-new meteor shower, and there’s a good chance that these gentle shooting stars will become a torrential meteor storm and provide quite a light show.
The new meteors — the Camelopardalids — are dusty remnants of a comet discovered in 2004. With clear skies, sky gazers may see meteor activity beginning at 10:30 p.m. Friday, according to Bill Cooke of the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Astronomers predict that the peak will occur between 2 and 4 a.m. Eastern time Saturday, but Cooke believes that gazers may be able to catch sight of shooting stars through the dawn before sunrise washes them out.
“The general consensus is that this week’s Camelopardalids will be comparable to a very good Perseid meteor shower with an added possibility of a storm,” said Geoff Chester, astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory. “I’m planning to be out watching.”
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