Source - Space Weather News for May 23, 2014:
http://spaceweather.com
METEOR ALERT: This weekend, Earth will pass through a stream of debris
from Comet 209P/LINEAR. If forecasters are correct, the encounter could
produce an outburst of bright meteors numbering more than 200 per hour.
Most models agree that peak rates should occur between the hours of
0600 UT and 0800 UT (
2 a.m. and 4 a.m. EDT)
on Saturday morning,
May 24th,
a time frame that favors observers in North America. It is worth
noting, however, that Earth has never encountered this stream of debris
before, so forecasters cannot be certain of their predictions. The
display could be a complete dud, a fantastic "meteor storm," or anything
in between.
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