From Washington Post:
It’s a meteor shower you’ve probably never heard of: the Alpha Monocerotids. Most years feature a trickle of meteors, with maybe three or four per hour visible during its annual Nov. 21 or 22 peak. But this year, meteor rates could spike 100-fold. A “short-lived outburst” is forecast for Thursday around 11:50 p.m. Eastern time.
If this meteor shower reaches its potential, a burst of 100 or so meteors could streak across the sky, anytime between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 12:10 a.m. Friday.
It’s a meteor shower you’ve probably never heard of: the Alpha Monocerotids. Most years feature a trickle of meteors, with maybe three or four per hour visible during its annual Nov. 21 or 22 peak. But this year, meteor rates could spike 100-fold. A “short-lived outburst” is forecast for Thursday around 11:50 p.m. Eastern time.
If this meteor shower reaches its potential, a burst of 100 or so meteors could streak across the sky, anytime between 11:30 p.m. Thursday and 12:10 a.m. Friday.
