Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story for Northern Hemisphere skywatchers.

A Closer Look at M87 M87 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. He classified it and eight other similar deep space objects as “Nebulous.” Through a small telescope, M87 […]

Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet’s debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight.