So is there going to be anymore meteor* showers or commets or anything elese happening in the sky latley?

Question

i was just wondering. i'd love to see a shower or commets or northern lights! i live in atlantic canada if that helps (nova scotia)

Answer 1

Both good answers, but I'll add this--it's funny that people think comets are rare.  There are a couple or three nearly always visible with a small scope, just not bright...and meteorites can be seen every nite...there's 8 or 10 really good showers every year.  Meteors are always best in the early hours of the a.m., when the part of earth you are on is sort of charging head long into the little rocks.  Oh, and Nova Scotia is a great place to see the Aurora...keep a watch, esp thru the winter.

Answer 2

If you want to start studying the sky--- download a free star chart at:

http://www.skymaps.com   events like meteor showers are listed on the star chart,

Answer 3

You just missed one of the best of the year on the 12th...

The next decent annual meteor shower is the Orionids on October 21. The best of the year is Dec 14, the Geminids.  You can find info on both of these on wiki.  

As for comets google Heavens-Above.  They have a list of the brighter ones that are in the sky, and all sorts of information on them.  

Answer 4

There are always upcoming events in the sky that are worth looking at. The sources below contain predictions of when these will occur. Meteors are visible every night of the year, if you are patient. There are generally one or two bright comets each year. Because we're currently at the minimum of solar activity, there aren't many displays of northern lights, but these will increase over the next few years.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Not sure what "latley" means.

The best meteor showers are the Geminids in December and the Quadrantids in January - these are the ones with the largest number of meteors per hour (about 120).

The next "strong" shower (about 20 per hour) is the Orionids, in October.

Northern lights (aurora borealis) are not common in the Maritimes, they are more common farther north, and more often seen around the equinoxes (September/October, and March/April).

You need a dark location with no cities or bright lights north of you.

Since the sun is at minimum right now, there aren't as many aurora this year as will be in a few years at solar maximum.

Commets - no such thing.  But there are comets - right now, no comets are visible without a large telescope.

The best thing to do is to go out on a dark night and just look at the sky.  Some of the planets (Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars) can be very bright and colourful, some of the stars are very bright and colourful (white Sirius, red Betelgeuse, orange Antares), and you could see meteors any night.