The Lyrid meteors come around again.
Tag: meteors
The Quadrantids return
Meteors of the Quadrantid stream are expected this year to reach their peak about Jan. 3 14h by Universal Time.
The Geminids through moonlight
Leonids and the lingering Moon
Here is a diagram I made for Continue reading “Leonids and the lingering Moon”
Taurid meteors
If you see a meteor in the nights around now, it may be a Taurid, or, less likely, a Delta Aurigid.
Draconid meteors and Fall Astronomy Day
The Draconid meteors may be seen in the nights of Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8 –
Quadrantids and Edot revisited
This is another confession. Continue reading “Quadrantids and Edot revisited”
The Quadrantids and the Edot
The Quadrantid meteor stream hits us in the night of Jan. 3/4. Here is the picture from Astronomical Calendar 2016 page 6, but more expansively and with an addition.
The Geminids come around again
Here is a space-picture of how the meteors of this stream cross Earth’s orbit.
Relative Speed
In the night of Tuesday-to-Wednesday (November 17-18) our planet will meet the Leonid meteors, head-on.
That is to say, Continue reading “Relative Speed”