#meteorshowers — Public Fediverse posts
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#Quadrantid #MeteorShower peaks this week: How to see the first 'shooting' stars of the year. Via @live_science #SkyWatchers 🌃✨🌠 #Quadrantids #MeteorShowers #meteor #meteors #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
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The Leonid meteor shower is known for producing some of the most amazing meteor displays in the annals of astronomy, and it’ll be reaching its maximum soon. Read more from @Spacecom:
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The #Taurid #MeteorShowers could put on its best show this week — keep your eyes peeled for fireballs. Via @spacedotcom #SkyWatchers 🌃✨🌠 #meteor #meteors #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
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Eyes to the sky for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower
Even though Halley’s Comet won’t be returning to our skies until 2061, each year, we see two meteor…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada #Halley'sComet #meteorshowers #nightsky #Orionidmeteors #orionids
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The #Taurid #MeteorShowers Are Already Shining, and May Flash Shimmering Fireballs This Fall 2025. Via @discover.magazine #SkyWatchers 🌃✨🌠 #meteor #meteors #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️
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Michigan sky watchers are in for a treat — four meteor showers will light up the October skies: the Draconids, Orionids, Southern Taurids, and Northern Taurids. 🌠✨
👉 Read more on when and where to catch the best views: https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/local-news/michigan/october-is-the-month-for-meteor-showers-these-4-light-the-sky-this-month/
#Michigan #MeteorShowers #Stargazing #Astronomy #NightSky #Space #GBSMedia #BWHL #BlueWaterHealthyLiving
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#xkcd #MeteorShowers #Persieds
My favorite is Percies Perps
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Two #MeteorShowers will peak simultaneously tonight: How and when to watch
by Jeremy Tanner - 07/29/25 3:24 PM ET
(NEXSTAR) – "July is once again exiting in style, treating stargazers to a meteor shower double-feature this week.
"The #SouthernDeltaAquariid and the #AlphaCapricornid meteor showers will peak at the same time, in the early morning hours Wednesday.
"While perhaps not as stunning as the Perseids, which light up the sky in mid-August, often leaving long, sometimes-colorful 'wakes,' conditions will be good this week. The moon is waxing and only about a quarter full, so the meteors should appear bright, especially for stargazers outside of urban areas with lots of light pollution.
"With each shower expected to produce up to a dozen visible meteors per hour under dark skies, the doubleheader means the total number of meteors 'do add up, said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.
" 'Look for flashes of light in the night sky,' he said, adding that both are 'very nice classic meteor showers.'
"The Alpha Capricornids — produced by slower-moving meteors — may have tails that linger slightly longer in the sky, said Nick Moskovitz of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona."
Note: According to Accuweather, "The best viewing window is between midnight and 3 a.m., local time, although a few stray meteors may streak across the sky earlier or later in the night."
#DarkSkies #Astronomy #SkyWatching #NorthernHemisphere #StarGazing
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If the world's getting you down, look up!
This #summer, the sky comes alive with #shootingstars. What you need to know about ongoing #meteorshowers. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/summer-sky-comes-alive-shooting-stars-need-know-ongoing-meteor-showers-rcna219446
#Capricornids #Aquariids #Perseids #skywatching #stargazing #astronomy
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One of 2024’s Last #MeteorShowers Is About to Reach Its Peak
The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter #Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.
#Meteors from the #Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. Moon will be just over half full, making streaks in sky even more challenging to spot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science/ursids-meteor-shower-winter-solstice.html
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#NotNews24 | #UnbreaklingDiabloWorldNotNews... #NotNearly24... #DefinitelyNotNews... #StillNotNews... And, #SomeWeather
#FullOnPyromaniac - #IT's #GoodToHaveOptions
#AllYouNeed is #TheRightStaff and #LotsOfMoney...
And, #DontForget the #FancyHats...!
#IT's #JollySunny in #TheOutside... The #Forecast is for #SomeMoreDiablo in #Diablo4World with a #HighChance of #MeteorShowers... And, #Biscuits...
🧙⚕️🤖:wolfparty:🤖⚕️🧙 | ☕️🎩🍪🐻🍪🎩☕
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Set the camera out last night, see if I could capture any meteors, typically I saw a huge, bright one just as I switched it off 🙄 😂 Still, got a couple. #Geminids #meteors #meteorShowers #nightsky #scottishSkies
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A new meteor shower is going to happen on Tuesday, December 12th. Scientists are calling it “Lambda-Sculptorids”.
https://justspacethings.com/2023/12/10/lambda-sculptorids-meteor-shower-will-happen-this-tuesday/
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#AstroPatrol Heads up, Skywatchers at Astro Patrollers! ☄️
Ihanda na ang inyong camera at telescopes dahil tatlong meteor showers ang inaasahang masisilayan sa Sabado, Hulyo 29 at Linggo, Hulyo 30!
Ayon sa PAGASA, bandang 2 a.m. ang peak viewing time sa parehong araw kaya mag-alarm na para makita ito!
#PiscisAustrinids
#SouthernDeltaAquariids
#AlphaCapricornids
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We finally know how the mysterious Geminid meteor shower originated - Enlarge / The Geminids put on quite a show each year. (credit: NASA.gov... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1950352 #meteorshowers #asteroids #astronomy #geminids #science
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So how was your #Geminids2022 observation? Mine was... Cloudy. 4th time in a row. Yey...
Anyway, the International Meteor Organization (IMO) provides a comprehensive article about this meteor stream.
If you still want to try to observe some meteors, take a look at live meteor radars. There you can't see, but hear them! #space #science #astronomy #Astrodon #meteorshowers
https://www.imo.net/viewing-the-geminid-meteor-shower-in-2022/
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Catching @DrJeniMillard @AwesomeAstronomy on @TimesRadio earlier this morning on the subject of #meteorshowers. Made a welcome change to hear a discussion that doesn’t over-promote these events, instead highlighting their contemplative nature. Enjoy the moments, not the chase 👍👏
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What is the best way to observe a meteor shower?
Meteor showers are one of the most accessible astronomical shows around. They usually last several days, they can be seen by anybody with functional night vision, and they don't need dark skies to be enjoyed. Simply lie back and watch the shooting stars! Best of all, there are many meteor showers which appear throughout the year. But if you simply head outside and look upwards on the right date, you might find the experience a little frustrating - time will pass, you might see […]https://www.urban-astronomer.com:443/astronomy/what-is-the-best-way-to-observe-a-meteor-shower/
