Jupiter's Influence on Meteor Showers

Jupiter’s gravitational pull influences the rest of the solar system, even down to the meteor showers we see here on Earth. Aswin Sekhar at Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland...

02 April 2012

Interview with

Dr Aswin Sekhar, Armagh University

Part of the show The National Astronomy Meeting 2012

Meteor shower

Orionid meteor striking the sky below Milky Way and to the right of Venus. Zodiacal light is also seen at the image. The trail of the meteor appears slightly curved due to edge distortion in the lens.

Credit:

GNU1.2, Brocken Inaglory

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