Is there a meteor shower today?

I just wrote a paragraph about the 2013 Leonid meteor shower, mainly to puncture the unrealistic fantasy of being fooled by the public, and the landlord's problem has a relatively large compatibility, attached to the back for the landlord's reference.

To add a few more words to the landlord's question, the meteor shower is real, and the once-in-a-century encounter is made up. Today's lions probably won't be in the top 10 this year. I didn't mention this meteor shower to my friends, and the IMO (International Meteor Organization) didn't have a dynamic flow chart, so it can be seen that there is nothing particularly noteworthy about this meteor.

Meteor showers are not as expected by work, they are a rare celestial phenomenon, with hundreds of meteor swarms active every year, and meteor showers every day. But conversely, the vast majority of meteor showers have no observational value.

The most popular meteor shower tonight is the Leonid meteor shower, a meteor shower with a very large annual variation in flow. The outbreak in 2001 may still be remembered by many people, but unfortunately, this year's traffic is not worth paying attention to.

The highest peak is only about 20, which is not much more than the occasional meteor, and the extremely sharp peak and the interference of the full moon make his observation very poor. If you are in the city and can see a meteor overnight, it is recommended to buy a lottery ticket the next day, and winning a small prize will not be a problem.

If you must see it, it is recommended to look up to the east in the second half of the night, maybe the probability of seeing a meteor will be greater, but I personally think the significance is not too great. After all, for a good meteor shower, it is not difficult to brush hundreds of meteors in the suburbs, so why bother the lions in 2013.

Because it wasn't very suitable for observation, I didn't mention it to my friends. But as the owner recommends the Geminid meteor shower on December 14, even if you watch the city for a few hours, it is not a luxury to see double-digit meteors. Because it is a twin, with a large flow and a long peak, it can be seen all night, and even if the moon phase is unfavorable, it is still worth paying attention to.

In 2001, the Leonid meteor shower brought a torrential downpour to mankind, and the whole sky was like a goddess scattering flowers and a golden snake dancing wildly. According to relevant forecasts, two "extremes" are expected this year, respectively at 18:00 Beijing time on the 17th and 0:00 on the 18th. The shower's radiant is located at the head of the constellation Leo, which does not rise until midnight in mid-November, and the Leonid meteor shower will not be visible until the second half of the night, so this year's maximum time is not suitable for observation, and the moon phase is close to the full moon, which will have a serious impact on observation.

Yes, it starts at 6 o'clock tonight, but it's not easy to see, and some start in the early hours of the night.

The head of Leo can be seen throughout Asia, the first wave at 18 o'clock on the 17th, the flow is about 60 pieces, and the second wave at 0:19 am on the 18th, the flow is about 300 pieces.