Arietids
The Arietids meteor shower, as it’s name suggests, has its radiant in the constellation Aries. It lasts from late May till early July and peaks between the 7th and 8th of June. The meteoroids of this shower enter the atmosphere at speeds of about 38 kilometers per second, and are usually “earthgrazers”, meaning we see them hitting the atmosphere at a shallow angle, ploughing slowly right across the sky. But most interestingly of all, the Arietids are a daylight shower. … Continue reading →