WAYNE, Neb. (Nov. 19, 2019) --The Fred G. Dale (FGD) Planetarium at Wayne State College announces this Thursday night, Nov. 21, there is an opportunity to see a brief meteor storm.
At about 10:30 p.m. Central time look due east (find a level, unobstructed view of the eastern horizon first) and if it is a clear night you could see 400 meteors per hour(!), but it will only last 15 – 45 minutes.
The source of this meteor storm is currently unknown, but it is suspected to be the debris of a long period comet from the Oort Cloud that surrounds the solar system. A good source for information on this event is: Go to skyandtelescope.com and search for “meteor storm.’’
