New Arid Meteor Shower: How a YouTube Camera Helped the Discovery ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Detection of the 2021 Arid Meteor Shower on Maunakea, Hawai'i"
For the first time, scientists and hundreds of volunteers used a YouTube camera to confirm the appearance of the predicted Arid meteor shower.
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The predicted Arid stream appeared on a camera watched by enthusiasts worldwide. Comet Finlay ejected dust at tremendous speed, and then — faint meteors lit up the sky. An unexpected show, discovered not by a telescope but by live eyes.
🎯 The Arids meteor shower is named after the constellation Ara (the Altar), where its radiant is located — the point from which meteors appear to radiate.