Debris from a near-Earth comet could create an new meteor shower this week

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Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could enter our planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower on Tuesday, Dec. 12, called the Lambda-Sculptorids.

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Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could enter our planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower on Tuesday, Dec. 12, called the Lambda-Sculptorids.

Debris from a near-Earth comet could create an new meteor shower this week : Read more

I observed this comet during the Christmas season of 2018. Even in a pair of binoculars it appeared as large as a Full Moon. It soon enough graced the constellation Auriga during Christmas week and into the new year 2019. It was very impressive to say the least.