David Levy’s Guide to Observing Meteor Showers
Meteors occur when a meteoroid, a speck of dust in space, enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The heat generated when this happens causes the surrounding air to glow, resulting in ‘shooting stars’. During the most spectacular meteor storms larger particles give rise to fireballs and firework-like displays! Meteors are a delightful observing field – they do not require a telescope, and they can be seen on any clear night of the year, even in bright twilight. It was the sight of a single meteor that in
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