Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'meteor showers'
First meteor shower of 2012
The first meteor shower of the year is underway and peaking at the moment. The Quadrantids is one of the most spectacular but brief showers of the year, at its peak producing 60-120 meteors per hour.Meteors, popularly known as...
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Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on January 4, 2012 7:13 AM
Lyrids meteor shower
The annual Lyrid meteor shower is visible from about 16-25 April and this year peaks 21-22 April. Unfortunately this year the glare of a waning gibbous moon will spoil the view in the late night and early morning hours, which...
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Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on April 15, 2011 6:13 PM
Geminids meteor shower 2010
13 December 2010 - Clouds permitting, don't forget to look out tonight and tomorrow for the last major meteor shower of the year. The Geminids are due to reach their peak at 16.45 UT on 14 December, as the Earth...
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Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on December 13, 2010 4:21 PM
November meteor showers
Leonids The annual Leonids meteor shower should now be visible and is due to reach its maximum on Wednesday 17 November. Astronomers expect about 10-20 meteors per hour at the peak, which is low to average for this shower. Best...
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Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on November 12, 2010 9:00 AM
Geminids meteor shower 2009
This weekend the annual Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak, on the night of 13 December and the morning of 14 December. The Earth will be ploughing through a stream of debris left behind by asteroid 3200 Phaethon, and...
Posted by Harvey Edser (Web Editor) on December 11, 2009 1:32 PM
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