June 26, 2022
Tomorrow the June Bootids meteor shower will reach its peak. This variable meteor shower is active from June 22 to July 2 but is predicted to peak at 11 am on June 27. As the Sun is up during this time, the best options to observe will be tomorrow just before dawn, or just after sunset. Although on average low numbers of meteors are reported during this shower, it has been shown to produce strong activity on rare occasion.
To read more about the June Bootids meteor shower, visit: https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20220627_10_100
A concept sketch of the 7P/Pons-Winnecke comet by Scriven Bolton, from Illustrated London News, 1921. It is understood that this comet provides the source material for the June Bootids meteor shower. Image credit: Wikipedia/Public domain