The Unpredictable June Bootids

The June Bootid meteor shower is active each year from June 26th until July 2nd. It peaks on June 27th. Normally the shower is very weak, but occasional outbursts produce a hundred or more meteors per hour.The shower's radiant lies in the constellation Bootes (right ascension 14h 56m, declination 48o).The source of the June Bootids is periodic comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke.June Bootid meteoroids hit Earth's atmosphere with a velocity of 18 km/s (40,000 mph).They are considered slow-moving meteors.On June 27th, 1998, northern sky watchers were surprised when meteors suddenly began to stream out of the constellation Bootes. Observers saw as many as...