I had some really poor weather for the meteor shower last month. I hope the skies are clear for the next meteor shower the June Bootids for you and me. This is also a fine time to observe for many of us, June ends the school year and signals the start of family [...]
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June Meteor Shower
The June Bootids Meteor Shower starts this morning June 22, 2009. This could be a super year for this event. This shower will remain active until July 2 and peaks June 27, 2009. Here is a meteor shower fun fact: Did you know that a meteor shower is one of the most random, capricious [...]
Daytime Meteor Shower – The Arietids
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 [...]
Next Meteor Shower – June Bootids
The next meteor shower is the June Bootids, this is the first summer shower. The Bootids meteor shower starts June 22nd and peaks on June 27th and ends July 2nd. The shower’s parent comet orbits our Sun once about every six years or so; the Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke reached a point closest to our Sun [...]
