NASA says brightest Meteor shower on Earth coming! Know when and where to watch- Can turn into meteor storm
A spectacular meteor shower on Earth is happening soon, according to NASA. The Tau Herculids meteor shower, which is being considered one of the brightest meteor showers in years, has excited even the astronomers. Some scientists are even claiming that this event might be as intense as the Leonid meteor shower witnessed 20 years ago. Astronomy app Star Walk has even predicted that the event can actually give rise to a rarer phenomenon of ‘meteor storm’, a much brighter spectacle than the ordinary meteor storm. So, when is this rare space event scheduled to happen and how can you watch it? Read on to find out. Also read: Mars Rover mission suspended because of Ukraine war - here’s what we are hoping for next
According to NASA, the Tau Herculids meteor shower is expected to hit the sky over Earth around 5:00 GMT (10:30 AM IST) on Tuesday, May 31. The meteor shower will be visible across large parts of the USA, Canada, Mexico and central South America as well as a part of West Africa. Sadly, as it will be daytime in India when that happens, people in the country will miss out on the meteor shower.
But not to worry, there will be multiple live streams going on which should help people who are interested in checking out this space event. A good place to find these streams is on YouTube. Also read: Solar flare, coronal mass ejection, solar storm – what are they and how do they differ? NASA tells us
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which multiple meteors are seen radiating light as they move across the sky. The reason why these meteors radiate is because as they move, they also shed smaller particles, which gives it a glowing tail-like effect.
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