According to the Celestial Events Yearbook 2023, Turkey will witness 2 lunar eclipses and 8 meteor showers this year.
TÜBİTAK National Observatory (TUG), where joint space observation projects are carried out with many countries such as the United States, Russia and Japan, in Bakırlıtepe at an altitude of 2,500 meters in Antalya, ‘Celestial Events Yearbook 2023’ He took out his booklet.
TUG Acting Director Brochure Dr. Tuncay Özışık, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Prof. Dr. Prepared by Faruk Soydugen.
Lunar eclipse and meteor shower
According to the Celestial Events Yearbook 2023, which contains detailed information on the positions of the moon, planets and stars, there will be two lunar eclipses visible from Turkey in 2023.
Sky fans, in the audience in 2023 ‘shooting star’ He will also be able to witness 8 meteor showers, known as meteor showers.
First eclipse of May
The first of the lunar eclipses will take place on May 5, 2023, between 18:15 and 22:30 Turkish time.
In a mid-body lunar eclipse, 95 percent of the moon will be in Earth’s penumbra, and the lunar surface will be slightly dark.
Half of the eclipse will be at 8:24pm.
The rash will be hard to notice
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on October 28, 2023.
This eclipse, which will start at 21:00 Turkish time, ends at 01:26.
Redness in this area will be hard to spot, as only 12 percent of the moon will be in earth’s shadow during this eclipse.
The maximum phase of the eclipse will occur at 23.15.
Eight meteor showers
According to DHA news, 8 meteor showers will occur at different times in 2023, as in previous years.
TUG experts have included information on the names, periods and historical processes of meteor showers in the annual.
The number of meteorites that can be seen in meteor showers, popularly known as star retention, is given for ideal observing conditions, environments with no light pollution, and moonless nights.
The meteor showers that can be seen again this year are Quadrantid (Quarter), Lyrid (Instrument), Eta Aquarid (Eta Aquarius), Delta Aquarid (Delta Aquarius), Perseid (Hero-Perce), Orionid (Hunter), Leonid ( Lion) and Geminid (Gemini) ) are listed.
80 meteors can be seen per hour
The 3 km diameter asteroid 2003 EH1, the source of one of the most intense quadrantids, completes its orbit around the sun in about 5.5 years.
The peak time frame of the quadrants will only be visible for a few hours on January 3-4 and up to 80 per hour.
Since it will be close to a full moon, more meteors will be visible if observed away from light pollution and early in the morning.
The speed of meteorites entering the world is about 41 kilometers per second.
The oldest is known from 2710 years ago
Although Lyrid, one of the oldest recorded meteor showers, dates back to about 2710 years (687 BC-Chinese records), its source was only discovered in 1861, comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.
Small bits of rock and dust from the comet, which completes one orbit around the sun in 415 years, return as rain as the earth passes through this region.
During the night between April 21 and 22, when it will be most intensely observed, 15-20 meteors will be seen per hour.
It will be possible to observe the Lyrid shower, which will shine as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere with the naked eye in the direction of Vega, with meteoric velocities of 48 kilometers per second.
Velocity of entry to Earth 66 kilometers per second
Eta Aquarid meteors, whose source is Halley’s Comet, enter the Earth’s atmosphere at 66 kilometers per second.
May 5-6 is the busiest night, but due to the full moon, few meteors will be visible.
Halley, which completes its orbit around the Sun every 76 years, is expected to be observed again from Earth in about 40 years.
source 96p comet machholz
Comet 96P Machholz, which is the source of Delta Aquarid and has a diameter of 6.4 kilometers, completes its orbit around the Sun in 5 years.
At about 20 per hour, its peak period is July 29-30, with 88 percent of the moon illuminated, so more meteors will be visible after 02:00.
The speed of small meteoric particles entering the earth is about 40 kilometers per second.
The Perseids will be seen as balls of fire
The nucleus of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which forms the source of the Perseids, has a diameter of 26 kilometers and completes its orbit around the sun in 133 years.
Its peak period will be the night of August 12-13, with up to 100 meteor showers per hour.
The fact that the moon will rise at approximately 0300 on this date and only 10 percent of it will appear bright offers an impressive rain-watching probability.
The speed of meteors entering the world is about 59 kilometers per second.
Orionid’s source is Halley.
Whenever Halley’s Comet enters the inner regions of the solar system, the ice, dust and rock fragments of its nucleus pour out into space, forming the Orionid as it enters Earth’s atmosphere in October.
Consisting of the remnants of Halley, one of the darkest or least reflective objects in the solar system, last seen in the sky in 1986, the Orionids’ peak time will be around 8pm on the night of October 21-22.
The speed of small meteoric particles entering the world is about 66 kilometers per second.
The fastest Leonids enter the world
Leonid, who was remembered with intense meteor storms in 1833, 1966 and 2001 in history, is expected to be calm this year.
Its source is comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle and it orbits the sun every 33 years.
November 17-18, the peak period and up to 10 meteors per hour, the exit points are the region of the constellation Leo.
The Leonids will enter the world at speeds of up to 71 kilometers per second.
The number of meteorites exceeds 100
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, believed to be the source of Geminid, completes its orbit around the sun in 1.4 years.
‘Died’ or “Rock Comet” also called.
Their entry speed to Earth will be 35 kilometers per second and some of them will be visible in yellow.
Reaching its highest number exceeding 100 per hour on December 13-14, Geminid will coincide with the new moon phase and the sky will be dark, so light trails can be observed among the starry decorations.
