Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: June 30th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know why you would like to celebrate this Holiday and why
I sure hope that the Weather in your area calls for clear, moonless Skies tonight because its Meteor Watch Day, a time to look to the skies for Meteor showers. Will you be lucky enough to see Meteors streaking across the night Sky? We sure hope so.
Also called “Shooting Stars” or “Fallen Stars”, Meteors are space dust and ice that enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Meteors can be as small as specks of dust.
As they enter the atmosphere at high speeds, they burn up, producing light as they streak across the night sky. Sometimes, you see them streak across the sky and disappear at the horizon. Other times, they end suddenly, burning out right before your eyes.
Seeing a Shooting Star is a sign of good luck and with a little luck, you can see a Meteor just about any night of the year. The best times to see Meteors is during a meteor shower and there are a number of Meteor Showers each year.
The best annual show is the Perseid Meteor shower each August.
| Meteor Shower Name: | Month: |
| Andromedid | November |
| Delta Aquarids | Late July |
| Draconid | October |
| Eta Aquarid | May |
| Geminid | December |
| Leonid | November |
| Lyrid | April |
| Perseid | August |
| Taurid | November |
| Quandrid | January |
| Ursid | December |
Song of the Day: “Catch a Falling Star” sung by Perry Como
Enjoy Meteor Watch Day, as you scan the night skies in search of Meteors. We sure hope you see some tonight!
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History and Origin of Meteor Watch Day:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. Perhaps, it was a Star gazer. People do find it odd that Meteor Watch Day is held on a day when there are no known major Meteor Showers (see major Meteor Shower events above)
Several site visitors speculate that this Holiday was created on this day to commemorate June 30, 1908 when a Meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away. Can you imagine that?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
