The nights of August 11-13 are the absolute best time to look for meteors streaking across the night sky, but after midnight is best. This is because the bright first quarter moon will be present before that time and will continue to get brighter each night from the 11th. The easiest way...
Skywatchers looking out for the Perseids might also be treated to some stray meteors from the southern delta Aquariid meteor shower which peaks in late July, according to AMS. Though the southern delta Aquariids are best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere, they can sometimes be visible to tho...
Don't look directly at Leo to find meteors, as the shooting stars will be visible throughout the sky. Make sure to look around and move your gaze to nearbyconstellationsas meteors further from the radiant tend to have longer trains (glowing trails of debris) and are easier to spot. To s...
The new year will kick off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is set to peak early on Friday.The Quadrantids have the potential of 200 meteors an hour under perfect conditions, but most astronomy fans can catch 20-30 meteors an hour under clear, dark skies during the peak, according...
Leonid Meteor Shower Set to Light Up the Sky The Leonids, active from November 3 to December 2 this year, are named after the Leo constellation, where the meteors appear to originate. At their peak, under ideal conditions, viewers might spot up to 15 meteors per hour zipping through ...
The population index of the Orionids meteor shower is 3. The population index refers to the magnitude distribution of the meteorites, the smaller the index, the brighter the meteors are, the higher, the dimmer the meteors are. For this particular meteor shower, bright meteors are more frequent...
A below average rate is expected for this year's viewing though, with only 10-20 meteors per hour falling. CBS News New York Best time to view Orionid meteor shower If you're looking to catch a glimpse of the Orionids at their brightest, look to the southern sky late on Sunday n...
As you know the Sun is the center of this system and around it revolve eight major planets and about 1,600 minor planets (or asteroids).Besides these there are about 26 moons or satellites, hundreds of comets and billions of meteors. The eight major planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...
is kind of heading towards at that time," Rice said. "And that particular radiant point is pretty high in the sky. When it's low in the sky, a lot of the meteors get hidden below the horizon, but this particular one is high in the sky, so we tend to see a few more meteors."...
the peak viewing will be this weekend, Friday and Saturday night, October 20 and 21. You should be able to see anywhere 10 - 20 meteors per hour. As a bonus, the moon will only be about 37% full, removing much of the light pollution for the Haley's Comet drippings to rain down up...