Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'meteors'
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...
New exhibition - Impact: Collisions and Catastrophes
From meteor showers to giant asteroid impacts, the Earth is constantly bombarded by debris from space. A brand-new exhibition now open at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich takes a look at these fiery visitors and their impact on our planet,...
Perseids meteor shower peaks 12-13 August
The Perseids, one of the best-known and most spectacular annual meteor showers, peaks this year between 12-13 August. The best times to view from the UK will be in the early morning hours of Thursday 12th and Friday 13 August,...
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...
Two conjunctions and a meteor shower
Two planetary conjunctions involving Saturn are visible from the UK this month. However, they will be very low in the eastern pre-dawn sky and there won't be much time to observe them before it gets too light to see them easily...
Lyrids Meteor Shower 21-22 April
Astronomy Now's Greg Smye-Rumsby explains how to see the Lyrid meteors tonight and tomorrow night....
Shooting star season is here!
The Perseids shooting star shower
Geminid shooting stars
Geminid shooting stars
Perseids round-up
Perseid Originally uploaded by Leviathor It seems like the Perseid meteors put on a good show on Sunday night. I saw a couple from my back yard, even against the bright lights of South East London. Several people have...
Perseid meteors peak this weekend
Star chart courtesy of the European Space Agency The annual Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, with 80-100 meteors per hour predicted before dawn on Monday 13th August. Annual meteor showers occur when the Earth's orbit passes...
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