Rare Meteor Shower on August 31

by Victoria Revay | August 30, 2007 at 09:28 am

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If you happen to be up this Friday, August 31st at 4 am you could see a meteor that is 2,000 years-old. The Aurigid meteor has a narrow tail and will approach the Earth from the direction of the Auriga constellation. If you spot this meteor, you'll be one of four people alive who have seen this meteor shower.

This very rare shower will occur again on 1 September 2007. A brief shower of tens of meteors will radiate from the constellation of Auriga, many as bright as the brighter stars in the sky. The Earth will be in the thick of it during the one hour centered on 04:33 a.m. PDT.

So grab your camera and snap a photo as this meteor will never come around again in our lifetime.