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A meteor shower is the appearance in the sky of the trails of multiple meteors.
When such a bolide reaches Earth it is known as a meteorite.
Certainly, meteorites have struck people - one in Alabama on 30/11/54 weighed in at 4kg. came through the roof, bounced and struck the householder.
So if you were unlucky enough, such a strike could be fatal.
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Will there be a meteor shower in 2012?
Yes. There are several meteor 'showers' every year.
If you see a meteor shower in Georgia will someone else see the same meteors all the way in Washington state?
They won't see the same meteor as you do, but they will see a meteor shower, as they are falling in many parts of the world. So they will see ones that you don't, but both of you will be able to enjoy watching a meteor shower.
Does a meteor shower happen when a meteor passes through the orbit of a comet?
A meteor shower happens when the Earth passes through a debris field of a comet's orbit or other similar celestial debris that may or may not have a regular cycle of occurrence. The term meteor shower refers to an unusual number of meteors visible per minute in the night sky as shooting stars. When you see a shooting star, you are actually seeing a meteor burn up in the outer reaches of our atmosphere. If you see 3 or more shooting stars (meteors burning up) per minute in the night sky, you are in a meteor shower. Most the time it is difficult to tell if you are in a meteor shower because of the low count per hour versus the count per minute. You can got to the web site for the American Meteor Society for listing and dates of various meteor showers.
When is the next meteor shower for UK?
Tonight
When is an eclipse and meteor shower going to happen?
well an annular eclipse just happened on May 20, 2012the meteor shower should happen in about 5 years
Is the leonids a meteor shower?
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
Can you die from a meteor shower?
if you protect yourself with someone else you might live
A perseid shower is a?
a meteor shower
Why can scientists predict a meteor shower?
Because certain meteor showers repeat year after year, on the same dates.
Why do people make a wish whenever they see meteor shower?
because they belve that the meteor can wish come true
Where can you find a meteor shower in Europe Netherlands?
When a meteor shower is in progress, it's visible from the entire night side of the earth. Search "meteor shower" on line for the dates of meteor showers expected in the near future.
Which meteor shower occurs in October 2010?
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
How many people died from a meteor shower in the year of 2000?
No one has died as result of a meteor shower.
What is The physical state of meteor shower?
The particles in a meteor shower are generally solid, until they smack into the Earth's atmosphere and actually become a "meteor shower". The meteor generally explodes, or vaporizes, or becomes plasma - but there are often still parts of the meteor that remain solid and impact the Earth.
When was Meteor Shower - TV series - created?
Meteor Shower - TV series - was created on 2009-08-08.
When did Meteor Shower - TV series - end?
Meteor Shower - TV series - ended on 2010-08-30.
Why is it so hard for people to see a meteor shower?
Because our atmosphere is so thick.
