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η Aquariids Meteor Shower [Updated]

posted by martyb on Thursday May 04 2017, @06:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the bring-your-umbrella dept.

butthurt writes:

WQAD-TV in SeattleMoline, IL alerts us that

The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is usually active between April 19 and May 28. This year, it will peak around May 5 or May 6.

The best time to view the shower will be during the early morning of May 6, just before dawn [...]

The article goes on to explain that the meteors originate from Halley's Comet, which will next approach Earth in 2061. Mark your calendars!

further information:
Wikipedia article

additional coverage:

[Update: Corrected station's location: WQAD is in Moline, IL (not Seattle) --martyb]

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  • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Thursday May 04 2017, @09:01PM (5 children)

    by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 04 2017, @09:01PM (#504529)
    ...which days/night will be cloudy in my area. I swear it's like some kind of curse.
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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday May 04 2017, @09:18PM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday May 04 2017, @09:18PM (#504535) Journal

    Move to Chile.

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    • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Friday May 05 2017, @01:22AM (2 children)

      by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 05 2017, @01:22AM (#504624)
      Not sure I would want to move there, but definitely want to visit. It's kind of the astrophotography mecca. Not to mention the generally amazing landscapes.

      • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday May 05 2017, @01:32AM (1 child)

        by kaszz (4211) on Friday May 05 2017, @01:32AM (#504629) Journal

        What so bad about Chile?

        • (Score: 2) by EvilSS on Friday May 05 2017, @01:38AM

          by EvilSS (1456) Subscriber Badge on Friday May 05 2017, @01:38AM (#504633)
          Well for one my morning commute would be about 14 hours... by plane.

  • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Friday May 05 2017, @04:59AM

    by butthurt (6141) on Friday May 05 2017, @04:59AM (#504682) Journal

    Someone once said that everyone talks about the weather but no-one does anything about it. That's no longer true.

    http://www.bartleby.com/73/1982.html [bartleby.com]
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dudley_Warner#Biography [wikipedia.org]

    (Where's our weather troll?)