When is there a lion meteor shower this year

The Leonid meteor shower (about 500 ZHR) has excellent results when the Moon rises later than the Sun. According to the forecast, in 09, the earth passed through the dust belt left by the comet Temple-Tuttle in 1466, and the "Lion King" is likely to have a brief eruption (including many fire meteors), which is the most anticipated "sub-rainstorm level" meteor shower this year.

The second most exciting celestial event in 2009 was the possible explosion of the Leonid meteor shower. According to the forecast of international astronomers, there will be a relatively strong Leonid meteor shower this year. According to the forecast, the peak of the 2009 Leonid meteor shower will occur at 5:43 a.m. Beijing time on November 18 (it may be delayed by 30-60 minutes).

At that time, the maximum flow per hour will be about 500 pieces, which will be "sub-rainstorm level". The meteor shower can be observed by the public from 2 a.m. until dawn on the 18th.

The key is whether our country can see it!

Even if you know the material, if you can't see it, it's a scoundrel!

Famous meteor showers worth observing in the second half of 2009 include the Perseid meteor shower (August 12), the Leonid meteor shower (November 18), and the Geminid meteor shower (December 7-December 17).

Around November 18th, meteor showers are cyclical, less than a week a year, not as big as once in more than ten years

November Meteor shower name: Leonids Cohort Coupe (Leonids) Comet Matrix: 55p tempel-tuttle radiant:

Leo (LEO) Estimated Date: 17th-18th Description: The Leonid meteor shower has a peak of traffic in 33 years, and the peak flow can be hundreds of birds per hour.

The next peak is about 30 years later, and although it is not the peak period, you can still see some scattered meteors streaked across the sky.

The first recorded Leonid meteor shower in human history was in 902 AD.

Meteors usually appear sporadically in a single sporadic manner, which has nothing to do with each other, and the time and direction of their appearance are irregular, with an average of about 10 meteors per hour, which are called occasional meteors. Sometimes the number of meteors in a certain area of the sky increases significantly for a certain period of time, dozens or more per hour, and it looks like rain, a phenomenon called a meteor shower. Extraordinarily large meteor showers are also known as meteor storms.

Meteor showers are the result of a large group of meteoroids breaking into the Earth's atmosphere, and this group of meteoroids is called a meteor swarm.

In 902, Chinese astronomers recorded the Leonid meteorstorm for the first time (an ancient Chinese astronomical record).

In 1799, the famous German scientist Alexander von Humboldt recorded this celestial phenomenon in Venezuela.

A rare meteor storm occurred in North America, with an estimated 240,000 meteors piercing the sky in nine hours.

1834 The radiant is discovered in the constellation Leo, hence the name Leonid meteor shower. Obses identified two occurrences of the same meteor group observed in Venezuela in November of two years, with a cycle of years. The astronomical community began to recognize and study the Leonid meteor shower.

In 1866, the comet Temple Tertar was discovered and its orbit was determined, and meteor storms were observed in Europe; Newton proves that the Leonid meteor shower has been active since 902. There are 10 years in total, 6 of which are taken from official Chinese history books.

Opolz gave Comet 1866 orbit, which is known to be the parent comet of the Leonid meteor group because of its close orbit to the Leonid meteor group.

In 1899, the expected meteor storm did not occur, and public confidence in the reliability of astronomical calculations was shaken.

The Leonid meteor shower was observed again in Canada, with 1,000 meteors per hour. The following year, it was seen again in the southwestern United States and Mexico, with a maximum of 2,000 per hour.

The Leonid meteor shower was first observed on November 12, 1833. By the end of the 19th century, the planets were unobservable due to their perturbations moving away from the Earth. But by November 17, 1966, the Leonid meteor shower had reappeared.

Some people say that Chinese astronomers recorded the Leonid meteorstorm for the first time in 906 AD, do you have any classic proof? Who is "Newton" who "proves that the Leonid meteor shower has been active since 902"?

Q: Do Leonids have a meteor shower every year in what month?

A: Every year, it takes place in November.

The Leonid meteor shower is held every year from November 14 to 21, especially around November 17, when some meteors burst out from the direction of the constellation Leo, which is the Leonid meteor shower.

The reason why the Leonid meteor shower arose was due to a comet called Temple Tuttle. The comet revolves around the sun, and at the same time, it constantly scatters its own material, like a pesticide, scattering many small particles in its orbit, but these small particles are not evenly distributed. Some places are thin, some places are dense, these particles pass through the earth, and where the earth encounters thin particles, there are fewer meteors, and where there are dense places, there are more meteors.

These small particles are susceptible to the effects of various high-profile factors, but when the comet returns, the Earth passes through the dense area of particles it has recently released. People on Earth will see massive meteor showers.

Since Comet Temple Tuttle has a cycle of years, the Leonid meteor shower is a typical periodic meteor shower, with a peak period of about 33 years.

History of the Leonid meteor shower.

In 902, Chinese astronomers recorded the Leonid meteorstorm for the first time (an ancient Chinese astronomical record).

In 1799, the famous German scientist Alexander von Humboldt recorded this celestial phenomenon in Venezuela.

In 1833, there was a rare meteor storm in North America, with an estimated 240,000 meteors piercing the sky in nine hours;

In 1866, the comet Temple Tertar was discovered and its orbit was determined, and meteor storms were observed in Europe;

In 1899, the expected meteor storm did not occur, and public confidence in the reliability of astronomical calculations was shaken.

In 1933, there were still no reports of meteor storms;

In 1966, another spectacular meteor storm occurred in the Midwest of the United States, with an estimated 100,000 meteors falling from the sky per hour at its peak.

In 1998, the Leonid meteor shower returned to Earth, making most modern people truly recognize the king of meteor showers.

On the night of November 18, 2001, more than 30 million people around the world waited for the meteor shower.

The peculiarity of the Leonid meteor shower.

After the Leonid meteor shower, there will be a cloud-like trail in the sky for a short time, which is the meteor remnant. The Leonid meteor shower also sometimes has fire meteors (meteors with a brightness of more than 3 magnitude are called fire meteors).

The Leonid meteor shower's meteor swarm is characterized by its high speed, which is mostly small (<1mm), but extremely high, moving at a speed of 71 km s relative to the Earth, reaching 100 times the initial velocity of the bullet.