Meteor showers

Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks late July 2013

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The Watchers, 7/17/13

 

The Delta Aquarid meteor shower begins annually roughly from July 12 and is active up to August 23. The shower can be seen all over the planet, however it is best observed from the Southern Hemisphere and southern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.

The debris from the comet 96P/Machholz, which orbits the Sun every five years, is suspected to be the cause of the Delta Aquarids. Comet 96P/Machholz was found in 1986 by Donald Machholz and its nucleus is 6.4 km wide.

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The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

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Accuweather.com- 5/1/13, Mark Paquette

 

 

A couple of interesting facts about this meteor shower (meteors are also known as shooting stars):

Mid and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere will average about 10-20 meteors per hours, while closer to the equator (ie. the tropics) and the Southern Hemisphere you could see up to 80.

This meteor shower has a relatively broad peak - meaning you can watch watch it for several days from May 4 through May 7 with the peak hours likely being in the predawn hours of Sunday morning, May 5.

 

For more information please see Accuweather.com

 

 

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