Is it true that a meteor shower can happen when a meteor passes through the orbit of a comet?

Answer 1

Yes. If you watch for a few hours, it is likely that you see one, or several.

Yes. If you watch for a few hours, it is likely that you see one, or several.

Yes. If you watch for a few hours, it is likely that you see one, or several.

Yes. If you watch for a few hours, it is likely that you see one, or several.

Answer 2

Mostly yes. These usually happen when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet, or some other similar cloud of debris. So yes, it can happen at anytime there's a cloud in front of the Earth. But, because there usually is no significant amount of junk through which the Earth passes, no.

Answer 3

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

Answer 4

Technically, no; a "meteor" is the glowing streak of light caused when a rock falling from space penetrates the Earth's atmosphere, and is heated to incandescence by friction and compression heating. The Moon has no atmosphere, so no atmospheric heating, so no glowing streak of light.

However, you probably meant to ask "can you see impacts on the Moon during a meteor shower on Earth?", and in that case the answer would be "Yes!". Astronomers and amateur sky watchers have been watching the Moon for impact flashes, and NASA has recorded thousands of them.

Answer 5

No. It can happen when the Earth crosses the comet's orbit.

Answer 6

You will only see meteors at night, when the sky is clear and dark. There are meteors during the day, but it is too bright to see them because of the sun.

Answer 7

Yes. If you watch for a few hours, it is likely that you see one, or several.