Draconids and Tauride: this week in the night sky you can see two meteor shower

«Falling stars» can create a show in the night sky this week thanks to two meteoroid streams.

Meteor shower Draconids will be active till October 10-11. According to the American meteor society, if this does not happen, the peak of the «stars» can come November 6.

Meteor shower is the Draconids can be observed in the evening and at night. Note, however, that the full moon occurs on October 13, but even in the days before him, the bright moon could outshine the light of the meteors.

A meteor stream, the dragonborn is created by fragments of comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. It got its name because the meteors come from the constellation of Dragon.

Draconids and Tauride: this week in the night sky you can see two meteor showerFor meteor showers are best seen far away from artificial light

«Starfall» South Tauride will last until November, on average, the naked eye can see about five meteors per hour, especially the new moon later this month will provide a dark sky. Meteor shower South Tauride caused by fragments of comet 2P/Encke. In Taurid meteors move at a speed of about 17 miles per second, slower than other meteor showers.

If in October you do not have a chance to see «shooting stars», this can be done in November, when the sky will be the North Tauride and the Leonids.

No special surveillance equipment is not required, but ideally for meteor showers are best seen far away from artificial light, preferably outside the city.

And don’t forget to grab the camera. Meteor showers are a great opportunity for time-lapse photography and shooting with a slow shutter speed.

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