TEMPO.CO, Bandung – Throughout October there will be four kinds meteor Rain that slide. The Draconid meteor shower will start on Wednesday, October 6, 20021. The three other meteor showers are the South Taurid, Delta Aurigid, and Orionid.
According to activists astronomy from the Southern Sky Community in Bandung, Avivah Yamani, the Draconid meteor shower is classified as minor. It lasted five days, peaking on October 8 with 10 meteors per hour from the dust remnants of comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner. “This meteor shower can be enjoyed after sunset until the Draco constellation sets at 21.33 WIB,” he said, Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Meanwhile, the South Taurid meteor shower, which lasts from September 10 to November 20, has a peak time of October 10, 2021. Coming from dust grains from Asteroid 2004 TG10 and the remnants of Comet 2P Encke, the maximum number is only 5 meteors per hour. “Interestingly, Taurid meteor shower This is rich in fireballs, “said Avivah.
The peak of the meteor shower that seemed to come from the constellation Taurus was traveling at a speed of 28 kilometers per second. Observers can wait for it after sunset. At the same time, the constellation Taurus rises in the east until it sets again before dawn. The best time for observation starts at 21.00 WIB. “When the moon has set and the radians of the South Taurid constellation are high enough,” he said.
The turn of the Aurigid delta meteor shower will appear on October 10-18. From the Southern Sky page, the peak time is October 11, and there will be only 3 meteors per hour from the constellation Auriga. The meteor’s speed is 64 kilometers per second, but so far the origin of the Aurigid meteor shower is still unknown. The best observation time starts at 23:09 WIB until dawn.
Then the Orionid meteor shower from the constellation Orion, lasted from October 2 to November 7 with a peak time on October 21, 2021. The meteor shower from Halley’s comet dust produced 25 meteors per hour at a rate of 66 kilometers per second. However, the light of the full moon will make it difficult to observe the Orionid meteor shower.
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