Don’t Miss Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peak On Sat. Night
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Two astronomical phenomena — a supermoon and a meteor shower — will collide in Western Pennsylvania skies Saturday. Supermoons occur between three and four times per year and meteor showers grace skies about six times annually,
The night sky will soon host a rare type of meteor shower, one that appears far less often than the annual favorites like the Perseids or Geminids. The Chi Cygnids, which only come around once every five years, is expected to peak between Sept. 13 and Sept.
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The shower is expected to peak on the nights of November 16 and 17, with the best viewing times between midnight and dawn. Viewers can expect to see about three to 15 fast, bright meteors per hour, including possible fireballs. Viewing conditions will be ...
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The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks tonight - often the best meteor shower of the year with high hourly rates (in "peak" years exceeding 100 meteors per hour) - and great viewing. Now...Meteorologists don't study meteors. At least - astronomical meteors.
The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best and most reliable of the year. It is expected to peak between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, in 2025. Viewers can see up to 120 colorful meteors per hour under ideal dark-sky conditions.
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Whether you're in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, you can catch two different types of meteor showers in the same night.
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