[ad_1] Above a castle, a meteor exploded and disintegrated into the night sky. The amazing images were filmed on camera at Clun Castle, Shropshire, during an Orionid meteor shower on October 20th. …
Read More »The Orionid 2018 meteor shower culminates this weekend with the strands of Halley's comet: what to expect
[ad_1] If you are a meteor lover, the year 2018 has been very kind to you. Last summer, the annual meteorite rainfall of the Perseids reached its peak the day after the …
Read More »Orionid meteor shower, composed of debris from Halley's comet, culminates Friday night
[ad_1] Cloud cover scheduled for observation of Orionids meteor shower Friday night. (Matthew Cappucci) Looking for a fun thing to do this weekend? How about looking up! The meteorite shower Orionid peaks …
Read More »Where and when to see the shooting stars of Halley's Comet
[ad_1] The Orionid meteor shower will culminate on 21 and 22 October and is expected to produce between 15 and 20 meteors per hour this year. This year's rain is a bit …
Read More »Halley's comet reaches its peak around October 21st. A full moon prevents our vision
[ad_1] Alan Hale, guest columnist Posted at 19h07 MT 13 October 2018 Alan Hale(Photo: Courtesy photo / Alan Hale) This feature often discussed meteor showers at the time of their scheduled appearance. …
Read More »Charles Krauthammer: Halley's Comet is a monument to science and mortality | columnists
[ad_1] A Lutheran minister called comets "the thick smoke of human sins," a hypothesis that finds little support nowadays among scientists. They prefer to see comets as big dirty snowballs trailing gas …
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