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Earth and Moon to pass through Comet LINEAR’s dust trail on May 24th – LIVE

Thursday, May 22, 2014 6:08
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Astronomers are excited about a new meteor shower that could put on a spectacular show on the night of May 24 when Earth and Moon pass through the dust trail left by Comet 209P/LINEAR in its past orbits. This meteor shower is new and no one is sure how much debris is waiting.It could be the most intense meteor shower in decades with meteor storm as high as 1000 shooting stars per hour or a complete dud. It all depends on how active the comet was more than a century ago when the debris streams were laid down.The new meteor shower is named May Camelopardalids and it favors observers in southern Canada and continental U.S. Its peak time is between 06:00 and 08:00 UTC on May 24th but outbursts could occur hours before or after the forecasted pe… Read more »



Source: http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2014/05/22/earth-and-moon-pass-through-comet-linear-dust-trail-may-24-live/

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