meteors

THREE Meteor Showers are Happening in Iowa RIGHT NOW
THREE Meteor Showers are Happening in Iowa RIGHT NOW
THREE Meteor Showers are Happening in Iowa RIGHT NOW
This week in Iowa, you might be lucky enough to catch THREE meteor showers, with two of them peaking on the same night! The Delta Aquariid are active from about July 12 to August 23 each year, peaking July 28-29. However, the moon will still be quite bright this week and it won’t be rising until after 10:30. We also hav...
Leonid Meteors Peak Tonight
Leonid Meteors Peak Tonight
Leonid Meteors Peak Tonight
The annual Leonid meteor shower is active nearly the entire month of November, although the peak is expected tonight into early Tuesday morning. This shower happens as Earth crosses the path of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. This comet is ‘small’ in space terms, only around 2...