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DAYLIGHT METEORS:

Started by Whitters, Jun 09, 2003, 01:55:00

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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.