The free show above all the holiday weekend activities is waiting for you. The never-before-seen meteor shower could view this weekend.
Beginning Friday night and last into Saturday morning, The May Camelopardlids are expected to streak through the sky.
The meteors are a result of the Earth plunging through the dust of comet 209P/LINEAR, which was exposed in 2004 and dates back to the 1800s. The Earth has never before passed through the comet’s dust.
Scientist is not sure how big the sky show will be, but it gives delighted feelings to the sky-watchers.
Meteor FireBall Break-up September 21. 1994
According to them, the best viewing time on the West Coast will be between 11 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday. The moon will not be a factor: It’s a waning crescent, and it won’t rise until 3:20 a.m.
NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office lead Bill Cooke gives his statement that, “Some forecasters have predicted a meteor storm of more than 200 meters per hour. We have no idea what the comet was doing in the 1800s. The parent comet doesn’t appear to be very active now, so there could be a great show, or there could be little activity.”
