July meteor shower
July 6th 2007 02:06
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July meteor shower.
This month’s marks the return of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower.
Just what is a meteor shower ?. Some people describe it as seeing shooting stars. We all have seen them at one point or another perhaps a bright streak of light flashing across the
night sky.
See actual footage of a meteor over Western Australia
What is a meteor ? A meteor it’s commonly referred debris left over from comets, dust or space junk. The moment a meteor enters the atmosphere it becomes a meteorite.
A single meteorite can seem quite spectacular when seen in the right conditions.
So what makes a meteor different from one of the mill shooting star.?
A meteor shower is usually an annual event and this is caused in part by the earth passing through or crossing a comet’s path. The actual comet has long since left our solar system but the dust and debris remain.
Meteors are seen every night on average we can see 3 to 10 streaks of light per hour just that when we happen to pass through a patch of dust the meteors seem to be more frequent around 9 to 15 meteors per hour.
This month’s meteor shower will seem to radiate from the Constellation of Delta Aquarids. The best time to view this month’s meteor shower is between 10pm and 4 am anytime from the 18th of July.
The peak of the meteor shower will peak on July 28 and if you live away from the bright lights you may be in for a treat. Unfortunately there will be a full moon on the 28th so it may make viewing a little difficult; you will still be able to see the very bright ones.
If you would like some free open source software for your computer with maps of the constellations and planets a good site to visit is:
This month’s marks the return of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower.
Just what is a meteor shower ?. Some people describe it as seeing shooting stars. We all have seen them at one point or another perhaps a bright streak of light flashing across the
night sky.
See actual footage of a meteor over Western Australia
What is a meteor ? A meteor it’s commonly referred debris left over from comets, dust or space junk. The moment a meteor enters the atmosphere it becomes a meteorite.
A single meteorite can seem quite spectacular when seen in the right conditions.
So what makes a meteor different from one of the mill shooting star.?
A meteor shower is usually an annual event and this is caused in part by the earth passing through or crossing a comet’s path. The actual comet has long since left our solar system but the dust and debris remain.
Meteors are seen every night on average we can see 3 to 10 streaks of light per hour just that when we happen to pass through a patch of dust the meteors seem to be more frequent around 9 to 15 meteors per hour.
This month’s meteor shower will seem to radiate from the Constellation of Delta Aquarids. The best time to view this month’s meteor shower is between 10pm and 4 am anytime from the 18th of July.
The peak of the meteor shower will peak on July 28 and if you live away from the bright lights you may be in for a treat. Unfortunately there will be a full moon on the 28th so it may make viewing a little difficult; you will still be able to see the very bright ones.
If you would like some free open source software for your computer with maps of the constellations and planets a good site to visit is:
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