Delta Aurigids, or DAU is a minor reliable
meteor shower
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extr ...
that takes place from October 10 to 18. The peak of the shower is on October 11, with two meteors per hour. The velocity is 143,000 mph.
References
External links
*http://www.imo.net/calendar/
*http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html#2009
Meteor showers
September events
October events
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