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☆ Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak This Weekend
  + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Adam Mann | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness. The next event is the Leonids, which lasts until Dec. 2 but reaches its peak tonight, on Friday, Nov. 17, into the morning of Saturday, Nov. 18. Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris fields left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. The regularity of orbital mechanics means that any given meteor shower happens at roughly the same time each year, with the changing phases of the bright moon being the main variable affecting their visibility. This year’s show should be a more placid 15 meteors per hour or so, as the Earth hits debris fields released from its parent body, comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
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☆ Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak Tonight
  + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Adam Mann | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness. The next event is the Orionids, which lasts until about Nov. 22 but reaches its peak tonight, on Friday, Oct. 20, into the morning of Saturday, Oct. 21. Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris fields left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. The regularity of orbital mechanics means that any given meteor shower happens at roughly the same time each year, with the changing phases of the bright moon being the main variable affecting their visibility. After hitting the outbound trail of Halley’s comet in May, Earth every October runs into the debris the comet leaves as it heads toward the sun, producing the Orionid meteor shower.
☆ The Perseids Meteor Shower, One of the Year’s Best, Is Reaching Its Peak
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Adam Mann | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness. The next event is the Perseids, which lasts until about Sept. 1 but reaches its peak over the weekend, from Saturday, Aug. 12, into Sunday, Aug. 13. Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris fields left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. The regularity of orbital mechanics means that any given meteor shower happens at roughly the same time each year, with the changing phases of the bright moon being the main variable affecting their visibility. The shower is visible only in the Northern Hemisphere, in latitudes below 60 degrees north.
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☆ Watch the Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak in Night Skies
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Adam Mann | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness. Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris fields left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. The regularity of orbital mechanics means that any given meteor shower happens at roughly the same time each year, with the changing phases of the bright moon being the main variable affecting their visibility. In past years, the Eta Aquariids have produced 45 to 85 meteors per hour in dark sky conditions. Unfortunately, the peak for this shower coincides with a full moon on Friday, May 5, into Saturday, May 6, limiting visibility.
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