Meteor Shower
In the morning of June 7th viewers may be able to catch a glimpse of the Arietids Meteor Shower. This meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Aries. The radiant, Aries, resides on the eastern horizon in the morning and is accompanied by the planet Venus. Venus is next to the constellation and will appear as a huge non-flickering star. Viewable meteors will seem to originate from the vicinity of Aries and Venus.
The Arietids last from May 22nd to July 2nd each year, and will peak this year on June 7th. The Arietids are considered daytime meteors because their peak activity is usually during the day. Scientists are still yet to determine the source of the shower. It is possible that this shower is derived from an asteroid named the 1566 Icarus or possibly a comet discovered in 1986 by an Amateur Astronomer called the 96P/Machholz (named after Donald Machholz).
Try having a look at this meteor shower an hour before dawn on June 7th and let me know if you see anything. I have heard that sometimes up to 60 meteors per hour are falling, but the Sun hides them from our view!
Keep your head up.
- Meteor Mark
on Jun 9th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
hi, i usually browse this website because its a great source. But i have one question, can i still see a fair amount of meteors even after the peak date. i always miss these new additions to the website.
thanks.
on Jun 11th, 2009 at 3:32 am
Yanni,
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, depending on the meteor shower. Every meteor shower that is worth viewing will be posted on the site at the beginning of each month.
- Meteor Mark
on Jun 11th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
thanks for answering my question. I hope i get a good viewing of this month’s meteor shower.
on Jun 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Got many ‘pings’ via ham radio mid-day 6/13, likely due to this shower.
on Jun 14th, 2009 at 12:46 am
N7TCF,
Very possible. I heard a lot of action too. Didn’t see anything but yes they were there.
- Meteor Mark