الجمعة، 23 مايو 2014

Tonight’s brand-new meteor shower could turn into a 1,000-meteors-per-hour storm

Geminid meteor shower, December 2012. 61 meteor frames from a time lapse shoot.

Fellow Earthlings! We may be in for a stellar delight tonight. For the first time ever, Earth will pass through the tail of comet 209/P LINEAR, creating a brand new, never-before-seen meteor shower. Because we don't know anything about them, the Camelopardalids have the potential to be one of the most dramatic meteor showers ever -- a so-called meteor storm -- or, on the other hand, there might not be more than a few dozen shooting stars per hour. There's only one way to find out: Stay up late tonight and look to the skies!



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