Last night, we went outside as far away from the street lights as possible to see if we could find any evidence of the Geminid meteor shower. This is caused each year by the Earth travelling through a stream of debris left behind by an asteroid. The night sky started off clear and we managed to see several shooting stars, which we assumed to be Geminids, before the clouds appeared.
The shower is supposed to reach it peak tonight (Sunday) and into Monday morning. Best place is to look south at 45 degrees. See here for more information on how to observe.
Apparently, Hatford, near to Stanford in the Vale, is one of the few places in Britain where a meteorite - a meteor that has survived to make impact with the Earth's surface - has been recorded (in 1628). See this local history article from the Vale & Downland Museum for an account.
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