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[[Image:Arietids.gif|thumbnail|right|Appearance of the eastern sky at 5:00 am on June 7, 2000 from a mid-northern latitude observing site.]] |
[[Image:Arietids.gif|thumbnail|right|Appearance of the eastern sky at 5:00 am on June 7, 2000 from a mid-northern latitude observing site.]] |
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The '''Arietids''' are a strong [[meteor shower]] that lasts from [[May 22]] to [[July 2]] each year, and peaks on [[June 7]]. The Arietids, along with the [[Zeta Perseids]], are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year.<ref name="one">{{Cite web|url=http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast06jun_1m.htm|title=June's Invisible Meteors|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=NASA|year=2000|author=NASA|language=English}}</ref> The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid [[1566 Icarus]] |
The '''Arietids''' are a strong [[meteor shower]] that lasts from [[May 22]] to [[July 2]] each year, and peaks on [[June 7]]. The Arietids, along with the [[Zeta Perseids]], are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year.<ref name="one">{{Cite web|url=http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast06jun_1m.htm|title=June's Invisible Meteors|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=NASA|year=2000|author=NASA|language=English}}</ref> The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid [[1566 Icarus]]<ref name="one" /><ref name="two">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceweather.com/meteors/arietids.html|title=Daylight Meteors: The Arietids|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=spaceweather.com|author=spaceweather.com|language=English}}</ref>, although the orbit also corresponds similarly to [[96P/Machholz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200310/000020031003A0165629.php|title=On the Association among Periodic Comet 96P/Machholz, Arietids, the Marsden Comet Group, and the Kracht Comet Group.|first=Katsuhito|last=Ohtsuka|coauthors=Nakano, Syuichi; Yohikawa, Makoto|date=Feb 2003|publisher=Science Links Japan|language=English|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>. |
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First discovered at [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] in [[Great Britain|England]] during the summer of 1947, the showers are caused when the Earth passes through a dense portion of two interplanetary meteoroid streams, producing an average of 60 [[Meteoroid|shooting stars]] each hour, that originate in the sky from the constellation [[Aries (constellation)|Aries]] and the constellation [[Perseus]].<ref name="three">{{Cite web|url=http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/daytime_arietids.html|title=Arietids|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Meteor Showers Online|author=Meteor Showers Online|language=English}}</ref> However, because both constellations are so close to the Sun when these showers reach their peak, the showers are difficult to view with the naked eye.<ref name="one" /> Some of the early meteors are visible in the very early hours of the morning, usually an hour before dawn.<ref name="four">{{Cite web|url=http://observers.org/tac.mailing.list/2001/june/0109.html|title=Listen...to the Arietids!!|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=The Astronomy Connection|year=1999|author=James Turley|language=English}}</ref> The meteors strike Earth's atmosphere at 39 km/s.<ref name="one" /> |
First discovered at [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] in [[Great Britain|England]] during the summer of 1947, the showers are caused when the Earth passes through a dense portion of two interplanetary meteoroid streams, producing an average of 60 [[Meteoroid|shooting stars]] each hour, that originate in the sky from the constellation [[Aries (constellation)|Aries]] and the constellation [[Perseus]].<ref name="three">{{Cite web|url=http://meteorshowersonline.com/showers/daytime_arietids.html|title=Arietids|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=Meteor Showers Online|author=Meteor Showers Online|language=English}}</ref> However, because both constellations are so close to the Sun when these showers reach their peak, the showers are difficult to view with the naked eye.<ref name="one" /> Some of the early meteors are visible in the very early hours of the morning, usually an hour before dawn.<ref name="four">{{Cite web|url=http://observers.org/tac.mailing.list/2001/june/0109.html|title=Listen...to the Arietids!!|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 7|publisher=The Astronomy Connection|year=1999|author=James Turley|language=English}}</ref> The meteors strike Earth's atmosphere at 39 km/s.<ref name="one" /> |
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The Arietids are a strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year.[1] The source of the shower is unknown, but scientists suspect that they come from the asteroid 1566 Icarus[1][2], although the orbit also corresponds similarly to 96P/Machholz[3].
First discovered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in England during the summer of 1947, the showers are caused when the Earth passes through a dense portion of two interplanetary meteoroid streams, producing an average of 60 shooting stars each hour, that originate in the sky from the constellation Aries and the constellation Perseus.[4] However, because both constellations are so close to the Sun when these showers reach their peak, the showers are difficult to view with the naked eye.[1] Some of the early meteors are visible in the very early hours of the morning, usually an hour before dawn.[5] The meteors strike Earth's atmosphere at 39 km/s.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d NASA (2000). "June's Invisible Meteors". NASA.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ spaceweather.com. "Daylight Meteors: The Arietids". spaceweather.com.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Ohtsuka, Katsuhito (Feb 2003). "On the Association among Periodic Comet 96P/Machholz, Arietids, the Marsden Comet Group, and the Kracht Comet Group". Science Links Japan. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Meteor Showers Online. "Arietids". Meteor Showers Online.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ James Turley (1999). "Listen...to the Arietids!!". The Astronomy Connection.
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