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The Guardian
21-07-2025
- Science
- The Guardian
Starwatch: look out for the Delta Aquariids meteor shower
Start watching for the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this week. The chart shows the view looking south-east from London at midnight on 28 July. The radiate is marked. This is the point from which the meteors appear to radiate in all directions. Most annual meteor showers have a well-defined peak of activity, but the Delta Aquariids are a more drawn-out affair. Although the predictions place the peak somewhere between 28 and 30 July, the activity can be just as strong leading up to and after the moment. The moon will have set by midnight, meaning that even faint meteors will be visible. The maximum hourly rate lies in the 15-to-20 range, but these meteors are known to sometimes leave persistent trails in the sky that can be seen for minutes after the bright flash of the shooting star has passed. Generated from dust that was once in the tail of comet 96P/Machholz, the Delta Aquariids are just one meteor shower that it could have generated. The Arietids, a rare daytime meteor shower, may also have come from the same comet. The Delta Aquariids are more favourably placed in the southern hemisphere's skies, but observers in both hemispheres can enjoy the event.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
The Arietid Meteor Shower Will Peak Soon—Here's How to See Its Dazzling Shooting Stars
If you love stargazing, you're likely used to staying up late to catch celestial events. But to view the meteor shower currently lighting up the sky, you'll need to wake up extra early. According to EarthSky, the Arietids are the most active daytime meteor shower. From now until June 17, you might be able to spot the Arietid meteor shower during the early morning hours right before dawn, with its peak predicted around the morning of Saturday, June 7. According to NASA, meteor showers occur when Earth passes through the trails of debris left behind by comets or asteroids. When Earth's orbit intersects these trails, the debris (known as meteoroids) enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, creating bright streaks of light we see as meteors or shooting stars. To spot this month's meteor shower, face east and watch for meteors moving away from the radiant, which is the point in the sky from which the meteors appear to originate. The Arietids radiant is located in the constellation Aries, which you'll find in the eastern sky before sunrise. Streaks of light will move out in all directions from this point, with some moving upward into the predawn sky. Check when the sun rises in your area and plan to start viewing the spectacle an hour before then. For the best view, NASA recommends traveling away from city lights. While it's tricky to see daytime meteor showers once the sun comes up, the Arietid meteor shower has a strong zenithal hourly rate, which means there's usually a lot of activity. Per EarthSky, this shower has an impressive rate of 60 to 200 meteors per hour. That said, it will be daytime when the shower's radiant is overhead, so its maximum beauty is challenging to see. But you may have the chance to spot a few shooting stars if you look up before the sun rises. Read the original article on Martha Stewart
Montreal Gazette
05-06-2025
- Climate
- Montreal Gazette
Montreal weather: There's a storm on the horizon
A thunderstorm Thursday afternoon could finish cooling things off after a sweltering Wednesday. The expected high for the day is 24, with a humidex of 30 and UV index of 6, or high. Showers will blanket Montreal in the afternoon, bringing with them the risk of a thunderstorm. At night, a low of 16 C. When the skies begin to clear Friday morning, step outside 'in the dark hour before dawn' for a chance to see the Arietids meteor shower, EarthSky advises. This is believed to be the most active daytime meteor shower and happens around June 7. 'The shower's radiant point – the point in the sky from which the meteors appear to radiate – is in the constellation Aries,' EarthSky says. 'You'll find this constellation in the east before sunrise.'
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Here's what you might see in the sky this June
This June is filled with celestial events you won't want to miss. The summer equinox, the Strawberry full moon, and a meteor shower all happen this June. The meteor shower is first up on the calendar on June 7. The Daytime According to Star Walk, the Arietids is the strongest daytime meteor shower of the year. A daytime meteor shower is a meteor shower that occurs during the day. This, of course, means that visibility of the meteor shower will be difficult to impossible given that the sun is up! There will be a chance to see the meteors roughly one hour before dawn and leading up to dawn on the morning of June 7. The meteors will be located roughly 30° west of the sun. Therefore, estimate where the sun will come up over the horizon and shift your view slightly left. The full strawberry moon is on June 11 around 3 AM. This full moon is unique in that it will be the lowest on the horizon in 18 years (next: 2043). The June full moon is the strawberry moon because this is around the time Native Americans harvested strawberries. We change the season from spring to summer on June 20 at 9:42 PM. Conversely, the Southern Hemisphere will change from fall to winter. The summer equinox is the point when the Earth is tilted 23.5° towards the sun. The summer solstice is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, with a total daylight time of 14 hours and 44 minutes. It's the tilted angle of the Earth towards the sun that makes summer so hot. The Earth is located farthest from the sun during the Northern Hemisphere summer and closest during the winter. The new moon will happen just 5 days later on June 25. This will create the best stargazing conditions on the night of June 24 and June 25. This is because a new moon emits no light, therefore allowing stars to shine brighter, making them more visible than on a night when the moon is present. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
