When will the meteor shower arrive this year, and when will the meteor shower start today?

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 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 by the public from 2 a.m. until dawn on the 18th.

In addition to the Leonid meteor shower, some of the meteor showers worth observing this year include the Quadrant, Perseid, and Geminid meteor showers. As the first meteor shower of the new year, the Quadrant meteor shower reached its peak on January 3. The Perseid and Geminid meteor showers will reach their peak on August 12 and December 15, respectively.

October 21, 2021 at 19:00. Astronomical forecasts show that the maximum moment of the 2021 Orionid meteor shower occurred at around 20 o'clock on October 21, with no expected eruption, and the maximum peak was relatively flat, with about 20 meteors streaked across the eastern night sky every hour.

Meteor shower features:

Meteors are fast, bright and white, and have a long peak duration.

For one, the June Lyrid meteor shower has been active for a long time, from June 11 to 21, and the 16th is just reaching its maximum. All meteor showers have such a process that the activity is in a time period, not a point in time.

Second, it is strongly recommended not to observe, the flow is too small, and the purpose of watching the excitement will inevitably outweigh the losses. To give a mathematical expectation, if you observe the city in the second half of the night (there is not a single meteor in the group in the first half of the night), you will see about one meteor. Seeing this number, it is estimated that the landlord will be very disappointed, right?

δ Southern Aquariids on July 28 and Perseids on August 12. Obviously, this is the peak time, and there is nothing wrong with bringing it forward or delaying it by 1-2 days.

Other meteor showers, no matter how hyped they are, are recommended to be ignored directly. For the specific situation, wait until three or five days before the event, when you can make a prediction of the weather.

The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak on August 12 from 19:30 to 22:00, with 100-140 meteors streaked across the sky every hour.

At 0:40 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on August 13, the meteor shower may also have two peaks, but the early morning observations may be disturbed by the moonlight of the lower quarter moon.

It's night, and I don't know what time it is, so I have to observe it myself.

The 2018 meteor shower began at 6 a.m. Beijing time on January 4.

There were also 3 meteor showers in 2018. It is understood that there are three unmissable meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere every year, namely the Quadrant meteor shower, the Perseid meteor shower, and the Geminid meteor shower, which have a large and stable flow rate, and the zenith flow is more than 100 hours at the maximum.

1. The maximum of the quadrant meteor shower will occur at 6 o'clock on January 4, Beijing time, and the zenith flow will be 110 hours at the maximum.

2. The maximum of the Perseid meteor shower will occur at 4:16:00 on August 13, Beijing time, and the zenith flow will be 110 hours at the maximum, and the best observation period is the evening of the 12th and the 13th, which can be observed until dawn;

3. The maximum of the Geminid meteor shower will occur around 20:30 Beijing time on December 14, and the maximum flow of Xunjia zenith will be 120 hours, and the radiant will rise from the northeast horizon after dark, and will be visible all night.

2018 meteor shower schedule.

The Quadrantids are expected to appear on the 3rd-4th of January.

The Lyrids meteor shower in April is expected to appear on the 21st-22nd.

The Etaaquarids are expected to appear on the 21st-22nd in May.

The Lyrids meteor shower in June is expected to appear on the 14th-16th.

The Delta Aquariids are expected to appear on the 28th-29th in July.

Capricornids are expected to appear from July to August on the 29th to 30th.

The Perseids meteor shower in August is expected to appear on the 12th-13th.

The draconids are expected to appear on the 12th-13th in October.

The Orionids meteor shower is expected to appear from October to November on the 21st to the 22nd.

The Leonids meteor shower in November is expected to appear on the 17th-18th.

The Geminids meteor shower (Geminids) in December is expected to appear on the 13th-14th.

The Ursid meteor shower is expected to appear in December from the 17th to the 26th.