Topic: Meteor Showers

Perseid Meteor Shower 2010 Includes Planetary Conjunction!

Perseid Meteor Shower 2010

The Perseid Meteor Shower Seems to Originate in the Constellation Perseus

2010 should be a good year for viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower and if that isn’t enough to get you outside, there will also be a planetary conjunction to gaze upon as well!

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The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower:Halley’s Comet Debris Trail

Halley's Comet

Halley's Comet

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 6.  This meteor shower is visible from late April to early May and while it is not one of the most spectacular shows, it has an interesting origin. 

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2009 Perseid Meteor Shower Review


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This 2009 Perseid Meteor Shower Review was compiled by the staff writers here at Outer Space Universe.  We – as I am sure all of you – were anxiously awaiting the peak of the Perseid show which took place in the early morning hours of August 12, 2009.

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Edward Herrick Perseid Meteor Shower

perseid meteorNothing says late summer better than the Perseid Meteor Shower!  I wait every year to see this extravaganza of extraterrestrial fireballs.

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