“Shooting stars are very rare and most people accidentally see one once every few years. If they go out for five to 10 minutes on that particular night they could see more than an astronomer sees in a lifetime. It is a very big event cosmically.” ... Mr Moore said North America will see the shooting star shower at its height as it will be night there when the Earth hits the comet dust.
“It currently favours north America but we are the last country to North America. We could catch the whole event,” he said.
Just the announcement could guarantee a cloudy night. The last three perseid meteor showers have all been cloudy nights.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/05/16/newly-predicted-meteor-shower-could-be-a-doozy/
I’ll keep a positive outlook.
Actually, ALL meteor showers are a “never before experienced” thing, since the meteors burn-up.
I’m praying for clear skies next week.
Camelopardalis is located close to the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, two of the most recognizable constellations to the layman astronomer. Therefore, the star-gazing event can be easily viewed by the public with little time and energy spent discerning a star map to find the location of Camelopardalids.
Peak time for Camelopardalids will be from 2-4 AM on 24 May 2014, but astronomers expect the meteor shower to be visible as early as 23 May, due to the new moon immersing the night sky in darkness.
Reminder bump.
Bush’s fault
Am I the only one who thinks there may be an earth-hazard in passing through the recent comet’s debris field?
Camelopardalids? That is a dumb name.
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