Summer is The Season for
Shooting stars, and this year could be among the best as the annual
Perseid Meteor Shower Promises to Be Better Than UsuAL.
Anyone gazing at the summer night sky for even a short length of time now through the end of August is likely to spot a few streaks of otherworldly light. In general, the Earth encounters richer meteoric activity during the second half of the year.
The best meteor display of the summer comes during the second week of August, during the Perseid event. At its peak around the nights of Aug. 11 and 12, the shower can produce 50 to 100 fast, bright meteors per hour for any observer with A Wide-Open View of a Dark Sky.
This year will be an excellent one to watch for the Perseids, partly because bright moonlight will not interfere as in past years, and also because Earth might encounter a heavier concentration of meteoric debris, astronomers predict, leading to better than normal meteor activity.
Perseid meteors are bits of debris - typically no larger than sand grains but sometimes up to marble size -. Left behind during repeated passes of comet Swift-Tuttle The comet crosses the inner solar system once every 128 years as part of its elongated orbit Around the sun.
Becaused Most Meteors in A Shower Are Tiny, There is Little Threat To Spacecraft, And Virtually None To People On The Ground.
Forerunners of the Perseid shower began to appear around July 17. Try watching for them after the waxing moon has left the sky, leaving the predawn hours dark. You'll see only a few per hour at best, but the numbers will begin to ramp Up during the second week of august.
At The Height of the Event, You Might Spot One To Two Per Minute, and Sometimes Even More Meters Can Grace The Sky During BRIEF BURSTS.THE Last PerSeid Stragglers May Still Be Spotted As a AUG. 24.
The only equipment you'll need are your eyes and a modest amount of patience. Find a location away from bright lights and with a wide view of the sky. Bring a blanket or lounge chair so you can relax while looking up.
Early Morning Hours Generally Provide The Best Viewing, Typically Offering Up Twice As Many Meteors as in the evening.
translation:
Summer is the season of meteor, and this year will be the best time to observe meteors. It is expected that the annual British fairy meteor shower will be more exciting than usual.
From now until the end of August, you only have to focus on the summer night sky, even if it is just a short period of time, it is likely to observe the traces left by the extraordinary star. Generally, the Earth will encounter more meteor activities every year.
The most exciting meteor performance in the summer will appear during the second week of August, during the British fairy meteor shower. The peak of this meteor shower is approximately night from August 11th and 12th. At that time, in the eyes of the open black night, each observer can see 50 to 100 flying, shiny meteors.
Astronomers predict that this year is an excellent year to observe the Yingxian meteor shower, on the one hand, because bright moonlight will hinder observation as in previous years, on the other hand, because the earth may encounter a large number of meteor wrecks, this makes Meteor activities are significantly stronger than in previous years.
Britain Flower Shower is the wreckage of Swift-Tuttle, which is constantly leaving, and these wrecks usually have no sand grains, but sometimes there is a bulky ball. Vifut - Tuttere comet passes through the solar system once every 128, which is part of the solar rotation orbital.
Because many mears in the meteor shower are very small, there is almost no threat to spaceship, in fact, I will never hurt people on the ground.
The "pioneer" in the Yingxian Meteor Shower has begun to appear around July 17. When the String Moon is over, try to observe them in the darkness of the dawn, you can only see a few, but the second week of August, (meteor) will begin significantly.
In the peak period of this meteor, you may see one to two, sometimes even more meteors burns in the air, and put the night sky. Until August 24, it may be possible to see the last "Loon" of the Yingxian.
The only thing you need is your eyes and moderate patience. Find a place away from the light, wide view, bring a blanket or a lounge chair, you can easily look up to the sky.
In the morning, the morning is usually the best observation, especially the meteor who saw at that time was more than the night.
Shooting stars: Meteor Perseid Meteor SHOWER: Britain Meteor Shower OtherWorldly: Extended Waxing Moon: String Moon, Yue Yue straggler: Loon, Wanderer
(China Daily Website Translation)
