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  • All you need to know: Draconids in 2017 (Meteor Shower-Oct 7-8)

    10/04/2017 2:56:24 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 3 replies
    earthsky.org ^ | October 7, 2017 | Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in ASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS
    October’s Draconid meteor shower – sometimes called the Giacobinids – radiates from the fiery mouth of the northern constellation Draco the Dragon. Because the radiant is located so far north on the sky’s dome, this shower favors temperate and far-northern latitudes, such as the U.S., Canada, Europe and northern Asia. In 2017, the most meteors will probably fall on the evening of October 7 or 8. Start watching first thing at nightfall. The waning gibbous moon will rise at early evening, so there will be very little moon-free time to view this shower.We must warn you that this shower is...