Posts Tagged ‘Meteor Showers’
Ever Wonder What the Difference is Between a Comet and a Meteor?
A comet is a small celestial object made mostly of ice and dust that, when close enough to the sun, displays a visible coma (a fuzzy outline) and sometimes a tail. They typically orbit the sun in elongated paths and can be visible for days. A meteor, also known as a shooting star or falling star, is the visible streak of light that occurs when a meteoroid (small piece of debris in space) enters the Earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes. Meteors are typically much smaller than comets and are only visible for a few seconds.
Read the rest of this entry >>2009 Perseid Meteor Shower Review
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.
Edward Herrick Perseid Meteor Shower
Nothing says late summer better than the Perseid Meteor Shower! I wait every year to see this extravaganza of extraterrestrial fireballs.