EarthSky News - June 6 - Daytime Meteors, Rare Halo

June 6 Daytime Meteors, Rare Halo by:

This week, a daytime meteor shower The Arietid meteor shower is the strongest daylight shower of the year. It lasts from late May through early June. Will you see any meteors? Maybe. Possible peak Wednesday morning. A rare lunar halo Most ice halos around the sun or moon are made by plate- or column-like hexagonal crystals. The multiple halos in this image by Greg Redfern are from rare pyramidal ice crystals. How hard did it rain on Mars? In a new study, geologists show there was rainfall on Mars in the past – and that it was heavy enough to carve out many of the features we see today on the planet’s surface. Tonight … Moon in Libra It's a great night to identify Libra’s two modestly-bright stars, Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali. Their names rhyme with Obi-Wan-Kenobi of Star Wars.

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Tuesday night … Moon in Libra The stars Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali have been called a gateway in the sky, because the moon and planets often pass between them.

A rare lunar halo How many halos around the moon do you count in this photo, captured by Greg Redfern in Virginia on June 4? Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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