Timeline for Will comet 21P that just passed Earth on Sept 10 produce Draconid storm on Oct 9?
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| Oct 3, 2018 at 20:44 | comment | added | user22542 | No, it isn't the perihelion, and the distance from the earth's orbital path is always the same. It is, though, a statistical wonder that the comet reached its closest point to both the Earth and the Sun (perigee and perihelion) on the same day (I am amazed). I am asking the question, looking for hard facts. I am not finding any - only continual downplaying of the event - given the nature of this particular meteor shower. Your first statement sounds like they truly don't know - which is probably correct. I will be watching if I can - because of the similarities with 1933 and 1946. | |
| Oct 3, 2018 at 20:01 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |