Meteors of the Eta Aquarid shower are most likely Continue reading “We cross the Halley stream in May”
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First shower of the year
The Quadrantids, like the meteors of many other annual showers, are best seen after midnight Continue reading “First shower of the year”
Meteors from the Water Jar
The Eta Aquarid meteors, fragments of Halley’s Comet, should be seen on May 5, Continue reading “Meteors from the Water Jar”
The April Lyrids
The Lyrid meteor shower should be at its best this year in the night between April 21 and 22.
Here is the group of four illustrations Continue reading “The April Lyrids”
Lights, camera, Quadrantids
Happy new year! The Quadrantid meteor shower switches on the lights Continue reading “Lights, camera, Quadrantids”
The Stout Shower and the Syrian Temblor
The meteor showers have characters, or so I feel.
Leo extinguished?
Tonight the Lion may roar or merely tweet. Continue reading “Leo extinguished?”
Orionid meteors meet the Moon
You may be able to notice, in the hours after the coming midnight, a few meteors whose paths Continue reading “Orionid meteors meet the Moon”
Filaments in Perseus’s beard
The Perseid meteor shower will be at its peak in the night between August 11 and 12. Here is the scene Continue reading “Filaments in Perseus’s beard”
Soft stream from the Water Jar
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower should be at its peak in the nights of July 29/30 and 30/31. But it is a low, soft “peak.” Continue reading “Soft stream from the Water Jar”