As many have probably read already, in a couple of days there will be a rare total eclipse of the moon, which will provide an also rare opportunity to see a December meteor shower that usually hardly gets noticed.
Normally, December is the month when, if you can face the cold and you have clear skies, you can see ... |
18 December 2010 06:58 GMT |
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The Ursids meteors shower usually begins on the 17th of December every year, and lasts for more than a week, until 25th or 26th of December. Its name comes from the point where it seems to radiate, which is somewhere near the star Beta Ursae Minor, in the constellation of Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Dipper. ... |
13 December 2007 07:45 GMT |
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