You're going to start to think I'm crying astronomical wolf. But I swear to you, brother, it's purely coincidence that there's lately been so many celestial events worthy of your attention.
So here we go again...
There's a "skywatching wildcard" early on the morning of September 1st (this Saturday). I'm not going to get your hopes up, but neither can I fail to inform you that it is possible that observers in the Western states may be treated to one of the greatest meteor shower in their lives, with rates of meteors of up to 1,000 an hour. (Compare that with the annual Perseids, which on average deliver 60-80 meteors per hour.)
Possible.
Read the article here, "Earth to Hit Aurigid Meteors?" in Sky & Telescope.
So here we go again...
There's a "skywatching wildcard" early on the morning of September 1st (this Saturday). I'm not going to get your hopes up, but neither can I fail to inform you that it is possible that observers in the Western states may be treated to one of the greatest meteor shower in their lives, with rates of meteors of up to 1,000 an hour. (Compare that with the annual Perseids, which on average deliver 60-80 meteors per hour.)
Possible.
Read the article here, "Earth to Hit Aurigid Meteors?" in Sky & Telescope.
UPDATE: More info here at NASA's dedicated Aurigid Meteor site. The meteor shower will look best from the places marked below:
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