Earth to Experience a Never-Before-Seen Meteor Shower May 23-24 Live Event (Video) UPDATE: WATCH LIVE NOW – Comet 209P/LINEAR METEOR SHOWER SLOOH LIVE STREAM

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On May 23 and 24, the Earth will pass through a stream of debris left behind by a comet called Comet 209P/LINEAR nearly 200 years ago. The event will likely deliver a brilliant display, which will be the first of its kind. Astronomers have preemptively dubbed it the Camelopardalid meteor shower.

For the first time, the Camelopardalids will radiate a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere called Camelopardalis. Estimates put the shower’s peak in the overnight hours between Friday and Saturday. For observers in the Eastern Time Zone, the prime time to see the shooting stars will be from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. EDT on May 24. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/camelopardalid-meteor-shower-comet-linear_n_5358916.html

You’re best instrument is your eyes.
Meteors zip across the whole sky, and you’ll miss them if you’re hunched over a telescope eyepiece!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/05/20/camelopardalids_a_new_meteor_shower_from_comet_209p_linear.html

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