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Articles related to "Aquarids"
July’s Mysterious Meteor Shower Where did the Southern Delta Aquarids meteor shower originate from? It may be a mystery, but seeing it is not. Find out when and where to look. southern • delta • aquarids • meteor • shower
The Beginning of Meteor Season During July, it is possible to see more meteors than during August, when the Perseids peak. But it takes a lot of hours out under clear, dark skies to pull it off. All these meteors are the result of a handful of meteor showers: the Piscis-Austrinids, the North and South Delta Aquarids, the South Iota Aquarids, the Alpha Capricornids, and, of course, the Perseids. the beginning of meteor season • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars • planets
Annual Meteor Showers Important facts on all the major meteor showers throughout the year. meteor showers • quadrantids • lyrids • eta aquarids • southern delta aquarids
Mars and Meteor Showers Mars grows brighter and meteors streak across the sky. mars and meteor showers • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • jupiter • saturn
Things to do and see in 2004 ...let’s look ahead and see what 2004 has in store for us sleepless stargazers, fanciful dreamers, and lovelorn … well, maybe not the lovelorn. Anyway... things to do and see in 2004 • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • star gazing • planets
The Usual Planetary Metaphors and Meteor Shower Hangovers Well, June's gathering of planets becomes July's metaphor for relationships as Saturn, now smitten with the Sun, disappears into its glare early in the month. And then there's the meteor shower hangover... the usual planetary metaphors and meteor shower ha • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • saturn • sun
Halley's Comet One Piece at a Time, and the Draconids (Maybe) October's moon drops below the horizon in the middle of the night around the 20th of the month, thus affording us a good look at peak activity of the Orionid meteor shower during the predawn hours. You can warm up for the Orionids early in the month with the usually non-existent Draconid meteor shower. halley's comet one piece at a time • and the draconids (maybe) • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars
Learning About the Night Sky Learn about Meteors and Stars meteors • stars • constellations • home school • homeschool
Planets and Perseids This month's highlights are, as usual for August, planets and Perseids. The planets in question are Venus and Jupiter, which pick up the slack from the gathering of Venus, Mercury, and Saturn earlier in the summer. The Perseids are ... well, the Perseids. planets and perseids • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • mercury • venus
Me, June, and a Meteor Shower A little about me and the late-in-the-month, little-observed June Bootid meteor shower, which has a predicted peak on June 27th. Because the moon is just two days shy of new, it is an excellent year to investigate this small shower, possibly making a contribution to what we know about it. me • june and a meteor shower • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • stars
Restless Nights in May This month we have a meteor shower; we have an asteroid; we have the planets and the moon. restless nights in may • gregg m. pasterick • amateur astronomy • expansion • moon |
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