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Why is the meteor shower is best observed after midnight?

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harkovskaia [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

At dawn your location on earth is pointed straight in the direction of the Earth's travel in its orbit. Between midnight and dawn you are moving head-on through the location of the meteors in space, which means that you will, on average, observe more of them.

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Why is the meteor shower is best observed after midnight?​

Why is the meteor shower is best observed after midnight?