KJeffOrionid Meteor Shower
October 21st 2008 05:10
Heard about Halley’s Comet? Here's something interesting, as it passed by earth's orbit, it actually leaves out some space dust which in turn causes the Orionid Meteor Shower.
As our planet rotates on its orbit, it slowly comes across the meteor field and thus, enables them to enter into the atmosphere which burns them up.
You would likely need to observe during the night until the break of dawn.
Based on the news, this beautiful scene could be observed within 5 days, starting from October 20th to October 24th of this year.
For those who would like to know how to look into the sky at night, find the stars, here's some viewing guides taken from Meteor Showers Online
"This represents the view from mid-northern latitudes at about 1:00 a.m. local time around October 21. The graphic does not represent the view at the time of maximum, but is simply meant to help prospective observers to find the radiant location. The red line across the bottom of the image represents the horizon. (Image produced by the Author using SkyChart III and Adobe Photoshop.)"
"This represents the view from mid-southern latitudes at about 2:00 a.m. local time around October 21. The graphic does not represent the view at the time of maximum, but is simply meant to help prospective observers to find the radiant location. The red line across the bottom of the image represents the horizon. (Image produced by the Author using SkyChart III and Adobe Photoshop.)"
So, if you haven't seen it yet, maybe you'd like to see something new at night time.
As our planet rotates on its orbit, it slowly comes across the meteor field and thus, enables them to enter into the atmosphere which burns them up.
You would likely need to observe during the night until the break of dawn.
Based on the news, this beautiful scene could be observed within 5 days, starting from October 20th to October 24th of this year.
For those who would like to know how to look into the sky at night, find the stars, here's some viewing guides taken from Meteor Showers Online
Location of the Orionids
For Northern Hemisphere Observers
"This represents the view from mid-northern latitudes at about 1:00 a.m. local time around October 21. The graphic does not represent the view at the time of maximum, but is simply meant to help prospective observers to find the radiant location. The red line across the bottom of the image represents the horizon. (Image produced by the Author using SkyChart III and Adobe Photoshop.)"
Location of the Orionids
For Southern Hemisphere Observers
So, if you haven't seen it yet, maybe you'd like to see something new at night time.
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