Annual Arietid Meteor Shower Sunday the 7th

Some early Sunday AM fireworks for us early risers
DAYTIME METEORS: The annual Arietid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, June 7th. The
Arietids are unusual because they are daytime meteors; they stream out of a
point in the sky not far from the sun. The best time to look is just before
dawn on Sunday morning when it may be possible to spot a small number of
Arietids skimming the top of Earth's atmosphere. Such "Earthgrazing" meteors
tend to be long, colorful, and very pretty. After daybreak, when the meteors are
no longer visible to the human eye, you can listen to radar echoes from the
Arietids by tuning in to online meteor radar: [url=http://spaceweatherradio.com]http://spaceweatherradio.com .

"The Arietids are the strongest daylight shower of the year," notes Bob Lunsford
of the American Meteor Society. "If you could see them through the sun's glare,
you would count as many as 60 per hour. Also, don't forget that the daytime Zeta
Perseids peak only two days later and are considered the second strongest
daylight shower. In all my years of viewing I have never seen a Zeta Perseid,
but I have seen a few Arietids. They have all been Earthgrazers and very
impressive meteors."