Monday night meteor shower to be once-in-a-lifetime event.

[elleng]

Monday night will be an opportunity to witness a brand new meteor shower that has never been seen before.

Night sky watchers in North America have the best chance of seeing the tau Herculid shower, with NASA recommending around 1 a.m. on the East Coast or 10 p.m. on the West Coast as the best times to look up. The moon is new, so there will be no moonlight to obscure the meteors.

On average, there could be four meteors per minute - and up to 1,000 per hour.

“If you want to see this potential big event, go outside - 12:30...1 a.m. on Monday night into Tuesday morning - look in the north and you're going to be looking for the big dipper, which will be hanging down like a pot," Storch said. "Almost everybody knows the big dipper and just like this pot, the handle is curved so you follow the handle, and you make an arc to a bright star. The Arc to Arcturus. Watch that spot and any meteors that are visible will be coming toward you.”

https://www.wyff4.com/article/meteor-showers-sky-space-see-look/40141850?

[orangecrush]

1. THANK YOU!

I will check it out!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

2. Thank you for this info. We're headed out to the desert to watch. nt

[2naSalit]

3. Maybe the clouds will open so I can see too.

We've been under clouds almost the entire time since last Friday.

[MuseRider]

4. I have been waiting for this.

It has been on my calendar and here we sit in a Tornado Watch with nothing but clouds. I hope it gets done soon and clears up. If not take pictures if you can I would love to see it!

[mnhtnbb]

5. I was just outside and saw one.