View From Mars Hill: The Arietid Meteor Shower: A Daytime Spectacle Hidden in Sunlight

View from Mars Hill: The Arietid Meteor Shower: A daytime spectacle hidden in sunlight

When people think of meteor showers, they often picture themselves reclining under a star-filled sky and watching fleeting streaks of light paint the heavens. Most meteor showers, such as the Perseids, Orionids, Leonids and Geminids, reach their peak in the…

Arietids – most active daytime meteor shower – around June 7

The Arietids are an active shower, but they’re visible mostly in daytime. Watch for them in the sunrise direction in the dark hour before dawn from May 29 to June 17. You’ll be looking for meteors that shoot up from the horizon. The radiant point is below the constellation Aries. Chart by John Jardine Goss. June 2025 daytime meteor shower … the Arietids Most meteor showers are easy to observe. Just find a dark sky, and look up! But what about me…