[MIham] Arietid Meteor Shower this Weekend

[Frank]

Space Weather News for June 5, 2009
http://spaceweather.com

DAYTIME METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, June 7th. 
The Arietids are unusual because they are daytime meteors; they stream out 
of a point in the sky not far from the sun.  The best time to look is just 
before dawn on Sunday morning when it may be possible to spot a small number 
of Arietids skimming the top of Earth's atmosphere.  Such "Earthgrazing" 
meteors tend to be long, colorful, and very pretty. After daybreak, when the 
meteors are no longer visible to the human eye, you can listen to radar 
echoes from the Arietids by tuning in to our online meteor radar: 
http://spaceweatherradio.com .

"The Arietids are the strongest daylight shower of the year," notes Bob 
Lunsford of the American Meteor Society.  "If you could see them through the 
sun's glare, you would count as many as 60 per hour. Also, don't forget that 
the daytime Zeta Perseids peak only two days later and are considered the 
second strongest daylight shower. In all my years of viewing I have never 
seen a Zeta Perseid, but I have seen a few Arietids. They have all been 
Earthgrazers and very impressive meteors."


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