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New meteor major shower coming to North America in May



 
 
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Old May 3rd 14, 06:00 AM posted to sci.astro
Yousuf Khan[_2_]
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Default New meteor major shower coming to North America in May

Between May 23rd to 24th, a newly discovered comet, 209P/Linear, will be
showering its debris through Earth's atmosphere. Apparently it'll rival
the Leonids and Perseids. They may named these ones the Camelopardalids
(stupid name), or possibly Linearids. The comet itself is not likely to
be visible, as it's small and most of its outer layers have already
burned off. But its sending out meteors that are centimeter sized,
making them much bigger than the typical dust grains that the other
famous meteor showers give off, making them likely very spectacular and
bright meteors.

Yousuf Khan

May Meteor Storm Alert: All Eyes on the Sky!
http://www.universetoday.com/111474/...es-on-the-sky/
 




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