meteor shower
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How to Watch the Meteor Showers Over Australian Skies This Weekend
Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend with two more meteor showers set to be visible from Australia. Brought to our attention by The Guardian, the Piscis Austrinids, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will all be visible this week. While the Piscis Austrinids put on a show on Thursday night, the…
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How To Watch The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower In Australia This Weekend
Although Halley’s Comet only appears every 76 years, it leaves a stack of debris in its wake. And that debris flakes off regularly. Even though the comet only passes us once in a lifetime or so, we cross its orbit a couple of times a year and, if conditions are good, we can see all…
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How To Watch Tonight’s Orionid Meteor Shower In Australia
The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks later tonight, and this year it’s set to be a good one here in Australia, showing off some of the brightest, fastest meteors visible from Earth. While the moon may make viewing a little difficult this year, the Orionids have one of the most prominent radiant points of any yearly…
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How To Watch This Weekend’s Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower In Australia
The next meteor shower that Australia is getting a front row seat to is coming up this weekend, in the early hours of the morning between May 6-8. Courtesy of Halley’s comet, this is the Eta Aquarid meteor shower — here’s how you can watch it.