[ RadSafe ] New Meteor Shower from Comet Could Dazzle Stargazers Next Week (May 23 & 24)

[Maury]

http://www.space.com/25836-new-meteor-shower-comet-209p-linear.html?cmpid=557587


"    predicting up to 200 "shooting stars" per hour --- a potentially 
spectacular opening act for the meteor display.

If it performs as expected, the never-before-seen Camelopardalid meteor 
shower is due to peak overnight on *May 23 and 24* as the Earth passes 
through a debris stream left by the Comet 209P/LINEAR nearly 200 years 
ago. ..."