January 2018 Nature Net News – Meteors
January Meteors I had heard of the Perseid Meteor shower (it always happens around my dad's birthday) but have to admit I was not aware that each year roughly a dozen major meteor showers occur that are fairly easy to observe. We've missed the first one of the year (Quadrantid, which peaked on January 3rd, 2018) but I'm gearing up for the next one, Lyrids, which is active from April 16th - 25th, 2018. While major, minor, and variable meteor ...Continue Reading