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Look Up Saturday To See The Delta Aurigid Meteor Shower — What To Expect  Forbes Source link

The little-known Delta Aurigid meteor shower peaks tonight, but you’ll need luck on your side if you’re to catch one of these swift shooting stars in mid-October’s moon-drenched skies! Delta Aurigid meteors appear each year as Earth careens through a debris trail left by an unknown comet. The shower is active between Oct. 10 to Oct. 18, coming to a …

Why not try your luck in late August and try to spot a rare Aurigid shooting star as the shower comes to a peak later this weekend? The Aurigid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the tenuous debris trail shed by the long-period comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which is thought to have last travelled through the …