Even if it wasn't a storm, the new meteor shower lit up the night sky in a dazzling display.
The new shower peaked around midnight Tuesday as the remnants of the shattered comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 burned up harmlessly high in the atmosphere.
While the shooting star fiesta never hit a storm, it did produce enough meteors to catch the attention of people around the world.
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It was not the expected storm, but the Earth clearly crossed a cloud of dust from the comet. The translation from French was done by Space.com.
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Regain d'activité #meteore #TauHerculids hier soir. Ce n'est pas la tempête prévue mais la 🌍 à bien traversée un nuage de poussières de la comète 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann.Image : 36 #meteor, 30-31/05/2022, camera CAMS3900 de @astronomie54 #Nancy #France pic.twitter.com/zs2TQ4zpaHMay 31, 2022
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Tim Reyes, an engineer with NASA, was out for several hours looking at herculids. He posted his observations and an image on his personal account and said there was no storm level above average.
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#TauHerculids 2022.My observations: No Storm levelAbove average showerShort duration, about 3 hoursPeak was at 10:30 pm PDT not 945 or 10p. pic.twitter.com/XVome9qnx0May 31, 2022
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Many other people caught the storm around the United States, along with images and other objects. In the Americas, the Hercules constellation was high in the sky and away from thicker atmospheric conditions, thanks to a new moon.
If you missed the show, you should consult our upcoming meteor showers to find out when to look up. August is usually a great time, as the bright Perseids peak around August 11 to 12.
If you want to take pictures of any meteor shower, or want to prepare your gear for the next skywatching event, check out our best cameras. For more helpful tips to plan out your photo session, read our guide on how to photograph meteors and meteor showers.
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No meteor storm, but certainly a few #TauHerculids tonight, and an excuse to shoot the Milky Way. @DamAstronomy @Chesapecten @Astroguyz @BadAstronomer @JeffEdmondsonWX pic.twitter.com/htfHAZdzR4May 31, 2022
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Bright, slow moving Tau Herculid meteor over northern Los Angeles.#TauHerculids pic.twitter.com/XGIrigQKx8May 31, 2022
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#TauHerculids saw around 25 tonight from 1030 til MN CT ..excited I captured a few pic.twitter.com/4OchreEQG4May 31, 2022
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#TauHerculids over Middleville, Michigan just after midnight.#wmiwx #miwx #StormHour #Astrophotography #Meteors pic.twitter.com/P6nyWA5FCrMay 31, 2022
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From rural Central Texas, I could see quite a few short-burst but bright little fireballs. I managed to capture one zooming past Ursa Major (the "Big Dipper:) with a 12mm lens and Nikon D750 @ ISO8000 (!). #TauHerculids #meteor #astronomy pic.twitter.com/d58sKUji8MMay 31, 2022
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Streaking through the night sky, fragments of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 enter Earth's atmosphere at breakneck speeds and put on a brilliant display for the #TauHerculids meteor shower. pic.twitter.com/5ffsY5onBPMay 31, 2022
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One large sporadic (perhaps #TauHerculids ) meteor last night at 10:21pm, Colorado looking SSW.I got a few more faint meteors and satellites before the heavy clouds moved in. pic.twitter.com/QzYsx3z2cdMay 31, 2022
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Caught this beauty streaming over Mt Lukens from La Crescenta (9 mi north of downtown #LosAngeles)!@zwoasi asi224mc + 2.1mm fisheye lens#Meteorshower #MeteorStorm #meteor #TauHerculids pic.twitter.com/5NdZgzANqTMay 31, 2022
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