Oct 16 - It's Meteor Season!

October 16 It's Meteor Season! by:

Joe Randall created this composite shot of 2014's Orionid meteor shower. Good morning! Look for Orionid meteors this month In 2018, the peak morning is probably October 21. But - because of the moon - you'll want to start watching now, before dawn. How and when to watch. The Draconids did have an outburst Experts had said "no outburst" predicted for the 2018 Draconids. But, since the parent comet had recently passed near, observers knew to watch anyway. Read more. South Taurid meteors to peak in October? The South Taurid meteor shower rarely produces more than 5 meteors per hour, but it's been known to produce fireballs. The shower is long-running. Watch for these meteors in October and November. Read more. Are asteroids hiding among the Taurids? And, more to the point, are any asteroids that might be hidden in the Taurid meteor stream potentially hazardous to Earth? Read more. EarthSky's meteor shower guide We'll have more to say about meteor showers this week, and in the weeks ahead. If you want to look ahead now, this post is for you. Read more. 1st quarter moon is today A 1st quarter moon is high up at sunset. You see it half-illuminated, like half a pie. Really, you're seeing half the moon's day side. Read more.

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The Draconids did have an outburst Astronomer Juraj Tóth created this composite image of Draconid meteors seen over Modra, Slovakia, on October 8. Read more.

Tonight ... Moon, Saturn and Mars Keep watching as the waxing moon moves from Saturn to Mars on the sky’s dome. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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