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It's Not the Comet.

It not the Comet, it's Debris left over from a collision in the past, 

Comet Halley will return again in the year 2061 with perihelion occurring on 28th July that year.

we have the opportunity to witness a meteor shower created by the debris left in the wake of the icy comet twice every year. The first of those two passes arrives the night of Sunday, May 5, the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

Here's the viewing map:

Image result for viewing map for the comet debris

posted by Corbin_Dallas on May 4, 2019 at 6:31 AM | link to this | reply

I didn't know Halley's Comet could affect us this time during the cycle.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on May 4, 2019 at 6:18 AM | link to this | reply

posted by Sea_Gypsy on May 3, 2019 at 4:43 PM | link to this | reply

Will wonders ever cease?

posted by BC-A on May 3, 2019 at 3:38 PM | link to this | reply

I hope we still don't have all of this rain!

posted by Corbin_Dallas on May 3, 2019 at 10:32 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks for the heads up.....

posted by Corbin_Dallas on May 3, 2019 at 10:12 AM | link to this | reply