If you have a lot of unfulfilled desires, today is one of the best days of the year to make them, because, they say, it should be done, looking at shooting stars.
Or rather meteors. Today, November 17, the annual meteor shower the Leonids will be visible in the night sky. By the way, 2017 is the year is especially good to view this stellar spectacle, so as to coincide with the new moon.
This means that the light from the moon would be minimal, and around it will be dark — perfect conditions for observing the stream of meteors (of course, while you are in an area where there are a large number of street lamps or the glowing advertisements).
In General, meteor shower Leonids this year takes place from 6 to November 30, but his peak as of today.
As reported Space.com your name the flux of meteorites received from the constellation Leo. And in fact it is certainly not falling stars, and cosmic dust and debris that leaves the comet Tempel-TuttleI, which was last seen in our Solar system in 1998.
Experts say the best place to view is the Park, where less artificial light. By the way, forget about your mobile phone — its light will not allow you to consider the meteorites, because the eyes must adjust to the darkness.
To see the Leonids it will be possible in both South and Northern hemispheres, but the «northerners» this time the review a little better. And dress warmly — the night promises to be cool.
