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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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When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day and what year will it happen?
The next time a meteor shower and eclipse occur on the same day will be on October 8, 2131. This event is rare because meteor showers and eclipses are separate celestial phenomena that do not frequently align on the same day.
What is the name for an event where a large number of small meteoroids enter earth's atmosphere in a short period of time?
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.
What is a Quandrantid?
The Quadrantid meteor shower is an annual event that occurs in early January. It is known for its intense, brief meteor shower with up to 100 meteors per hour at its peak. The meteor shower is created by debris left behind by an asteroid named 2003 EH1.
When is the next time a meteor shower and eclipse happen on the same day and what year?
ive heard that it will be on December 21st 2010
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 do people make a wish whenever they see meteor shower?
because they belve that the meteor can wish come true
Why can scientists predict a meteor shower?
Because certain meteor showers repeat year after year, on the same dates.
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.
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.
Why is it so hard for people to see a meteor shower?
Because our atmosphere is so thick.
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 did megalodon die?
because of a meteor
