{"id":40037,"date":"2014-05-12T13:02:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=40037"},"modified":"2014-07-21T16:07:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T20:07:14","slug":"meteor-shower-may-23-2013-huge-new-meteor-storm-possible-next-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/meteor-shower-may-23-2013-huge-new-meteor-storm-possible-next-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Meteor Shower On May 23, 2013 &#8212; Huge Meteor Storm Possible Next Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you like meteor showers at all, then make sure to make a note on your calendar for the night of May 23, 2014 &#8212; when a potentially historical-scale meteor shower may be gracing the skies of the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>In just over a week, the Earth will travel through debris left behind by Comet 209P\/LINEAR, triggering a meteor shower, or, possibly, a meteor storm &#8212; according to some predictions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://planetsave.com/"http:////planetsave.wpengine.com//wp-content//uploads//2013//06//image35.jpg/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36542 size-full\" src=https://planetsave.com/"http:////planetsave.com//wp-content//uploads//2013//06//image35.jpg/" alt=\"Image Credit: NASA\/Marshall\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While some predictions are estimating that peak rates may be as high as 1,000 shooting stars an hour (as seen from a dark rural location), the reality is that we&#8217;ll just have to wait and see. Meteor showers are notoriously hard to predict to any degree of exactitude, and this shower is really quite, quite new &#8212; further compounding that reality. So&#8230; as stated before, we&#8217;ll just have to wait and see. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>To those who can&#8217;t make the time on the May 23, don&#8217;t worry, May 24 is expected to be a good show as well. The best time to watch (for both days ) will probably be sometime right around midnight. The radiant point will be right near the star Polaris (the North Star) &#8212; at the end of the constellation of the Little Dipper. The US and Southern Canada probably have the best seats, but it should be visible elsewhere in the north as well.<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6260354429531949\";\n\/* Nathan PS *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2067312064\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This potential new shower is so new that astronomers aren&#8217;t sure what to expect,&#8221; noted Jane Jones, in a video released by NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on the subject. &#8220;Predictions run from less than 100 meteors per hour up to an unlikely but possible meteor storm as high as 1,000 per hour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Set your alarm clock for midnight on May 23 and 24, and keep your eyes peeled for slow-moving but bright meteors \u2014 both nights if you can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Good advice. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>As always, a couple of things to keep in mind to improve the experience:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Try to watch from the darkest location that you can find, the further away that you can get from city lights, the better \u2014 dark, remote, rural locations are ideal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Remember to try and get comfortable \u2014 comfortable reclining chairs, blankets, warm clothes, pillows, etc, all help to improve the experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Warm coffee, hot chocolate, or tea, also tend to make the experience more enjoyable as well.<\/p>\n<p>To keep tabs on the other celestial events of the year you can <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PlanetSave-Guide-to-Annual-Celestial-Events.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download this annual calendar of celestial events<\/a>! (It&#8217;s a free PDF).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PlanetSave-Guide-to-Annual-Celestial-Events-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38823\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PlanetSave-Guide-to-Annual-Celestial-Events-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like meteor showers at all, then make sure to make a note on your calendar for the night of May 23, 2014 &#8212; when a potentially historical-scale meteor shower may be gracing the skies of the Northern Hemisphere. 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