The next meteor shower starts June 22nd and it’s called the June Bootids. The June Bootids radiant is the constellation Bootes. It won’t be as active as the Perseids Meteor Shower coming in August, however one never really knows how strong a meteor shower will be unless they get out and view it. The best [...]
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June Meteor Shower Peaks Saturday June 27, 2009
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 vacation time. [...]
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 and [...]
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 in [...]
