Washington (AP) – This is almost time for summer Meteor shower couple,
Southern Delta Aquiyide and Alpha Capricornid Meteor Summit at the same time – morning of 30 July.
too much Moonlight intervention – Waxing Moon will only complete a quarter – Meteor The areas away from the light of the city should be seen bright and clear in areas.
With the expectation of producing more than a dozen visible meteors per hour under the dark sky, doubleheader means “add the total number of meteors”, “the Planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, said the total number of meteors”.
“Look for the glow of light in the night sky,” he said both “are very good classic meteor showers.”
Alpha Capricorn can be produced by meteors running at a low speed that lean a little longer in the sky, said Nick Moscowitz of Lowell Observatory in Arizona’s flagstaff.
Seeing each shower lasts till August 12.
What is meteor shower?
As the Earth revolves around the Sun, many times a year it passes through the debris released by passing through comets and sometimes asteroids.
The source of delta aquiads is debris from comet 96p/Machholz. Alpha Capricorn to comet 169p/NEET stem.
When these fast -moving space rocks enter the Earth’s atmosphere, debris faces new resistance from the air and become very hot, eventually burning.
Sometimes the surrounding air glows for a while, leaving a fierce tail behind – the end of a “shooting star”.
You do not require special equipment to see various meteor rainfalls that flash from the city lights just away from one place.
How to see a meteor shower
The best time to see a meteor shower is in the early hours when the moon is less in the sky.
Competitive sources of light – such as a bright moon or artificial glow – are the main obstacles for the obvious view of the meteor. Cloudless nights when the moon is the youngest, there are opportunities to see optimal.
And not above, not below. If you are not checking your phone then your eyes will be better customized to spot shooting stars.
When is the next meteor shower?
Next major meteorous shower, purse, in the middle of the peaks.
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Christina Larsen, Associated Press