Category Archives: Meteors etc

Big December Meteor Shower Tomorrow

I’m a little late with this… I usually try to give a “heads-up”, a week or two in advance. Tomorrow, the night of Sunday 13th December to Monday 14th December is the peak of the Geminids meteor shower. This is … Continue reading →

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Leonids Meteor Shower Next Week (Very Favorable)

The annual “Leonids” meteor shower takes place next week over the period Tuesday 17th to Wednesday 18th November. What is it? This shower of meteors (often wrongly called “shooting stars”) occurs every year. It happens when the Earth on its … Continue reading →

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Next Meteor Shower – The Orionids – October 2009

My earlier article on the Perseid Meteor shower back in August, seemed to help lots of people. So I’m going to follow the same format here for the next big shower, the Orionids. Q. What are the Orionid meteors? A. … Continue reading →

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