| From: SpaceWeather.com swlist@spaceweather.com Space Weather News for May 4, 2009 http://spaceweather.com METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Halley's Comet, the source of the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Wednesday, May 6th, with as many as 85 meteors per hour over the southern hemisphere. Rates in the northern hemisphere will be less, 20 to 30 per hour. The best time to look is during the dark hour before local sunrise on Wednesday morning. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sky maps and details. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com. New subscribers: To sign up for free space weather alerts, click here: http://spaceweather.com/services/ |
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meteors from Halley's Comet
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