Meteor Shower Viewing... Meteors are made when a piece of space debris called meteoroid, micrometeoroid or space dust burns up in Earths atmosphere. A streak of light can be seen when it happens, doe to the glow of fragmenting object and the trail of burning particles that it leaves in its wake. Meteors can be seen racing across a clear sky during any time of the night and from any location. A single meteor is unpredictable, so to spot one often creates a wave of excitement. During certain times of year, meteors can appear in huge groups, raining one after the other through our atmosphere in their hundreds, what are known as meteor showers. These events occur roughly during the same time every year, as Earth periodically moves through the dusty trail left behind by an active or extinct comet. These showera also originate from the same point in the sky, a radiant located within or near a constellation that earns meteor shower its name. Head out in the chilly November to catch Leonids racing from the constellation Leo or, if you prefer the warmer night the perseids will offer good views in august, hailing from constellation Perseus. To truly get the benefit of meteor-watching, you will need dark-adapted vision as well as a clear Moonless night to catch even the faintest streaks of light. Howerer, thats noto to say you wont see any meteors while the Moon is out - youre most like to spot the brightest of the pack. There are also exceedingly brighter meteors brighter than magnitude -14, they are known as bolides or superbolides.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 06:43:49 +0000
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