About the Leonid meteor shower on the morning of the 18th

The peak of the Leonid meteor shower will occur at 5:43 a.m. Beijing time on November 18 (it may be delayed by 30 minutes to 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 from 2 a.m. to dawn on the 18th.

Visible in all skies.

Seeing that, I'll say a few words, as long as you get to a dark enough place, you can see it.

Also, telescopes are useless for meteors because the field of view is too small, but they can be used to look at other stars, preferably planets, and maybe see the visual surface.

Around 5:40 a.m. on the 18th. The number of meteors streaked across the sky per hour will be around 300. However, most meteors are faint and difficult to see with the naked eye so.

It's best to bring binoculars. The northern suburbs of Xi'an have a late dawn, which is more advantageous for viewing; When observing, choose an open area around you, and try to avoid the influence of town lights; It is advisable to see the naked eye**, when the meteors will fly in all directions from the constellation Leo one by one, preferably with a reclining chair facing the constellation Leo to the east of the zenith, and gaze at the entire starry sky. Of course, you should pay attention to keeping warm during observation.

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Leonid meteor shower timing.

Before the early hours of November 17 or 18, 2018, the Leo star shower was rented. Leonid meteor showers tend to produce the most meteors during the dark hours before dawn, when the Moon will set. The Leonid meteor shower is the greatest meteor shower in history.

In the morning of November 17, 1966, 15 minutes. Meteors count in the thousandsSome people who witnessed the 1966 Leonid meteor shower say it doesn't look like a meteor, it looks like it's raining.

Knowledge about the Leonid meteor shower.

The Leonid meteor shower appears around November 14 to 21 each year. In general, the number of meteors is about 10 to 15 per hour, but on average, the Leonid meteor shower peaks once every 33 to 34 years, and the number of meteors can exceed several thousand per hour. This phenomenon is related to the cycle of the comet Tamp-Tate.

When a meteor shower is generated, the meteor appears to be emitted from a specific point in the sky, which is called a radiant, and because the radiant of the Leonid meteor shower is located in the constellation Leo, it is named Chunling.

Leonid meteor shower speed.

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 100 times the initial velocity of a bullet relative to the Earth.

After the meteor in the Leonid meteor shower, there will be a cloud of mist in the sky for a short time, which is the meteor remnant. The Leonid meteor shower also sometimes has fire meteors (meteors that are brighter than Venus or -3 magnitude).

The Leonid meteor group resembles an unstable rocky comet in its annual astronomical observations, and has been experiencing meteors for many years, typically averaging more than 15 meteors per hour. And in some special years, the Leonid meteor swarm can suddenly eject spectacular meteor storms, with an average of thousands of meteors per hour.

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 of the year include the 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.

Leo currently rises in the east around midnight every night. Leo can be seen in Henan. If you have to observe, it is recommended to go to the field.

There is a good chance that you won't see any of them in the city.