ANDROMEDID METEOR OUTBURST: Radars in Canada have just detected an outburst of Andromedid meteors. The unexpected outburst means that Earth has encountered a stream of debris from Biela's Comet, a source of meteor storms in the 19th century. Forecasters say this could herald increased activity in the years ahead potentially surpassing showers such as the Perseids and Geminids. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.
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A sky map from the Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar shows a hot spot of
meteor activity in the constellation Andromeda on Nov. 28th. [full story]
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