Night of the Shooting Stars with Joe Rao & Friends of Crestwood Library

Friends of Crestwood Library present: THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS: In 1995 Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 broke apart in dramatic fashion. Now a number of meteor dynamicists have confirmed [what Joe Rao predicted last year:](https://web.s.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=si…) A stream of particles ejected during the comet’s disruption may yield a dramatic meteor outburst at the end of May 2022. The predictions are uncertain because no one knows for sure how fast the concentrated dust swarm left 73P’s disintegrating nucleus. But there is a chance that we could see meteors briefly fall at rates numbering in the scores or maybe even in the hundreds per hour! In this presentation, Joe will explain the reasons why late on the night of May 30th, you may see more shooting stars than you’ve seen in your entire life!

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SHORT BIO: For 21 years, Joe Rao was the Chief Meteorologist and Science Editor at News 12 Westchester. He was nominated for 8 Emmy Awards and in 2015 was voted First among weathercasters in New York State by the Associated Press. Since 1986 he has served as an associate and guest lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium. He is a Contributing Editor for Sky & Telescope and writes a syndicated weekly column for the online news service, Space.com. He also pens a monthly astronomy column for Natural History magazine and provides annual astronomical data for The Farmers' Almanac.