Starfall Draconi 8 Oct. The best time to make a wish

2017-10-06 21:35

Starfall Draconi 8 Oct. The best time to make a wish
Make a wish on a falling star you’ll get through draconem – the remains of the comet in the Earth’s atmosphere turn into a bright flash.

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Starfall is one of the most beautiful phenomena of nature, reports Rus.Media. Since childhood each of us wants to see a shooting star. October 8, you will succeed if you let the autumn sky.

Make a wish on a falling star you’ll get through draconem – the remains of the comet in the Earth’s atmosphere turn into a bright flash.

Features Dragond in October

Like other meteor showers, it occurs annually around the same time. To see this come out in the middle and Northern latitudes of the Northern hemisphere.

In the night from 8 to 9 October is peak rate of fall of fragments of the comet to Earth. It will be about 10-15 meteors per hour. It’s not much when compared with other, more powerful streams, but will that be enough for the patient observer on a clear night. Hurry up to make a wish.

You will need a clear sky, because despite the fact that these fragments of the comet will be very bright, the clouds will completely deprived of the opportunity to see them. High brightness due to ??special composition and, of course, speed of motion, which will be quite high.

Other meteor showers 2017

Almost all of the November Leonids will be active with a peak activity on the 14th, and will end the year Gemini, which will bring down to Earth a hundred meteors per hour on December 13-14. Any such event can be considered a miracle, because the universe is huge, and the fragments of comets or asteroids flying around us, with the lowest point of the space.

Learn to be patient and wait if you want to see a shooting star. Drakoni have a special charm because of brightness almost equal to Gemunden. This is a significant event for astronomy fans and ordinary observers as well as scientists.