The appearance of the stars and meteors in 09??

This year's meteor shower is not powerful.

There are four relatively stable meteor showers each year, the Quadrantids in January, the Lyrid meteor shower in April, the Perseid I meteor shower in August, and the Geminid meteor shower in December. However, this year, except for the January meteor shower, which had good observation conditions, the other three were all affected by moonlight.

The Perseid meteor shower on August 13 happens to be Saturday (most parts of our country are OK), from the evening of the 12th to the early morning of the 13th.

I started watching the Perseid meteor shower last time around the morning, and after watching it for 3 hours in a row, I could see twenty or thirty meteors, and the weather was good at that time.

It's a pity that the full moon on this day will greatly reduce the number of meteors, and last year I had a concern about the meteor shower in this constellation, and I saw twenty or thirty meteors in two or three hours, most of which were yellow. The radiant Perseus rises from the northeast in the early morning, and if you insist on watching, maybe it is a pity to see the meteor shower on the full moon, but the landlord insists that you can look northeast at about 23 o'clock.

This year's meteor shower is not powerful, next year's will be better, pay attention to some conditions when observing the meteor shower, the landlord can look at it, prepare in advance.

1.Find the radiant of the meteor shower, don't look at the sky aimlessly, for example, the Quadrantid meteor shower a few days ago, the radiant rises at about 1 o'clock in the eastern sky, so we need to look in the direction of the eastern sky: the best time to observe is in the second half of the night.

2.To find a place with less light pollution and the best air, the light source is a big obstacle to seeing the meteor shower, so the place you find should have at least about 100 stars to see, so that the effect will be better.

3.Dark adaptation, when looking at the starry sky from a place of light to a dark place, it takes about a minute to get your eyes used to the darkness.

4.When watching meteor showers, you need to use star charts, flashlights and other tools to find the radiant points, and remember to cover a layer of red cloth when looking at the star map with a flashlight, so that it will not be too dazzling and affect**.

5.Remember to see with the naked eye, it is not suitable to use a telescope to see meteor showers, because the field of view of the telescope is too small, the field of view seen by the naked eye is relatively large, the number of sights is more, and the opportunity is relatively large, from the perspective of the earth, there will be more meteors in the second half of the night, which is also very related to the brightness of the sky and the surrounding environment, because many people have fallen asleep in the second half of the night, the light pollution is naturally smaller, and the brightness of the sky is darker, which is more conducive to watching meteors.

6.In winter, you should pay attention to keeping warm in the ** meteor shower, you can make a blanket on the ground to cushion it, pay attention to keeping warm.

7.Record the number of fire meteors and bright meteors you see, and count how many meteors you see.

Hope it helps.

Meteor 08: 22 December.

Lyrid meteor shower (20-90).

Aquariids on the 6th of the month (50).

May 12 Perseid meteor shower (80).

The radiant is visible in the whole night, and it can be observed to the zenith when there is no moon in spring.

The Geminid meteor shower (120) radiant will be visible overnight on the 13th of the month, and it can be observed towards the zenith when there is no moon.

I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you.

There are a few things to note about meteor showers:

First of all, meteor showers are not like rain as expected, as long as the meteors come out of a radiant, they can be considered meteor showers. There are nearly 40 meteor showers that can be called meteor showers every year, and you only have to think about how many meteors you can see every year. The larger meteor showers each year include the Quadrant meteor shower around January 4, the Lyrid Lyrid meteor shower around April 22, the Perseid meteor shower on August 13-14, the Leonid meteor shower on November 17-18, and the Geminid meteor shower around December 14.

Second, it is difficult to predict meteor showers to the hour, because the mass of matter that forms meteor showers is very small, and the slightest gravitational disturbance will change the time to reach the Earth.

Again, you must not use a telescope for meteor showers, you can use the naked eye, and the use of telescopes will seriously affect the effect because of the small field of view received.

Finally, my advice is that if you're not a hobby of astronomy and just want to see meteor showers, don't look no further. In fact, this is largely the result of the fact that the reporter does not understand astronomy and hype. They thought the meteor showers were the same as the one in 2001.

But if you want to observe, you have to go to the field, at least to the suburbs. Because the lights in the city will interfere with the lights and you won't be able to see anything.

April 22, 2012, the evening of the Lyrid meteor shower.

It can be seen from the evening of the 22nd to the next day, the number of meteors is more than 100 per hour, and the radiant Lyra is visible in the east at about 10 pm on the 22nd, which can assist the bright star of Lyra to distinguish, Vega, which is the fifth brightest star on the earth in addition to the sun, and it is also more conspicuous. And at this time, the moon has set in the west, which is also a very important condition for conjugation, without the interference of moonlight, which is of great value for appreciating meteor showers. There is also the landlord do not think that the meteor shower is like the rain seen on TV, called a meteor shower, meteor storm refers to the occurrence of more than 1000 meteors per hour, the most recent meteor shower in 2001 Leonid meteor shower, so this meteor shower is difficult to wait.

What we usually say is more common, generally a dozen or more than a hundred pieces per hour.

The first is the Quadrantids, which are at their peak on January 3 every year.

The second is the Perseid meteor shower, which is at its peak on August 12 every year.

The third is the Geminid meteor shower, which is at its peak on December 13.

All three meteor showers are relatively stable, with a maximum flow of around 100, and if the weather conditions are good and you can leave the city to see 20 meteors per hour, it is not a big problem.

The Draconids on October 8 and Leonids on November 17 have erratic flows and can have large outbreaks in some years, although both meteor showers have been relatively quiet in recent years. The traffic is only in the single digits, and there is no observational value.

There's also the Lyrid meteor shower on April 22. The Aquariids on May 6, the Orionids on October 20, and the Taurids around November 10 are also meteor showers with a relatively high flow and are more likely to see meteors on these days.

From October 20th to 22nd, the constellation Orion can be observed.

The Perseid meteor shower on the night of August 12-13, 2012 has passed, so let's say that it is worth the best meteor shower in the future. (Of course, if you are in a place with little light damage, you can see a few meteors on a moonless sunny night, and there are more occasional meteors in autumn and winter).

This year, let's look forward to the Draconid meteor shower on October 8, the return of the parent comet 21p, and there may be an outbreak (uncertain).

On October 21 of this year, the Orionid meteor shower is extremely large, zhr = 25 hours (not every minute) in large cities and urban areas.

On November 17 this year, the Leonid meteor shower is extremely large, and although the observation is completely undisturbed by the moonlight, the flow is very small, zhr = 15 hours, and there is no need to see it in large cities and urban areas.

The Geminid meteor shower on the night of December 13-14 this year is extremely large (the observation is not disturbed by moonlight) zhr = 120 hours, which is worth ** Just be well prepared, especially from the cold.

Observation conditions] Generally speaking, considering the serious light damage in large cities, if you want to see meteor showers, the Geminid meteor shower on December 13 and the Perseid meteor shower on August 12 are the most recommended (the meteor showers we are familiar with are both periodic meteor showers, which occur every year). Even for these 2 major meteor showers, the farther away from the urban area is the better, and novices are likely to not see or only see a few in the urban area. Of course, other small cities should avoid city lights appropriately depending on the serious situation of light damage.

In short, you have to go to a place where you can see a lot of stars, and it is best for novices to go to a place where you can see dense stars.

You can ask, I'll check the specific ** time for you.

April 22, 2012, the evening of the Lyrid meteor shower. But unfortunately, it's scary until next year

What about a single meteor**? Generally, there are only ** meteor showers and comets, which will be reported on TV in advance.