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Title: DAYLIGHT METEORS:
Post by: Whitters on Jun 09, 2003, 01:55:00
Space Weather News for Saturday, June 7th
http://spaceweather.com


DAYLIGHT METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower, which peaks this year
on June 8th, is a strange one: it happens during the day rather than at
night. This makes the shower remarkably hard to see. Nevertheless, sky
watchers sometimes spot bright Arietids slowly skimming Earth's atmosphere
just before dawn--a rare but beautiful sight. Be alert for a sprinkling of
such meteors on Sunday and possibly Monday morning.