Meteor

If the Earth were to collide with a shooting star of the same size, it would be a catastrophic event that would have far-reaching consequences for life on our planet. A shooting star, also known as a meteor, is a small piece of rock or dust that enters the Earth’s…

It’s the stuff of science fiction, but it’s not outside the realm of possibility: a 10km meteor could hit the Earth, and the consequences would be catastrophic. If such an event were to happen tomorrow in the Pacific Ocean, the damage would be unparalleled in human history. First, the impact…

In 2023, we’ll see a bright comet, a rare hybrid solar eclipse, and other unique astronomical events. Check the following list and circle the best nights for stargazing in your calendar! January 4: Quadrantid meteor shower peak The year starts with the Quadrantids. It is one of the most active meteor showers of the year: its…

Meteor Showers 2023 In the list below, we’ve included notable meteor showers that will occur in 2023. All of them have a zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) of at least 10 meteors per hour. We’ve added a star emoji to particularly promising showers with favorable observation conditions. Quadrantids: January 4 Meteors/hour: 110 Moon illumination: 95% Active: Dec…

I’m currently in the planning process of migration a meteor project using v1.8.0.2 with a lot of deprecated dependencies. The goal is to use version 2.8 and we are trying to decide whether to migrate to the next version one at a time (1.8 -> 1.8.2 -> 1.8.3 -> 1.9 -> … -> 2.8) or create a brand new project, pass all of the source code and then deal with all the errors. Any thoughts from the community?