Behold The Tau Heculids Meteor Shower Late In This Memorial Day Evening’s Night Sky

Behold The Tau Heculids Meteor Shower Late In This Memorial Day Evening’s Night Sky
The tail debris from comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, also called SW3, could provide for a spectacular show in the night sky on May 30th and into the early morning of May 31st. However, NASA wants sky-watchers to temper their expectations.

SW3 was first detected in 1930 by astronomers Arthur Wachmann and Carl Schwassmann as the comet moved

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