you come Orionids meteor shower The peak of its fall will occur at midnight and in the hours before sunrise today, Monday, October 21, and is considered one of the major meteors of the year.
And show up Astronomical Society in Jeddah In her report, it coincided with a peak Orionians The Moon will be in a waning gibbous phase, which will hide most of the faint meteors this year, but a few bright meteors may be seen.
The meteors are expected to make their best displays around 05:00 am Monday local time, when their radiant level is high in the sky towards the southern horizon.
To try to see Orionids meteors Observation must be from a dark place away from city lights, and the observer does not have to look directly at the stars of Orion to see the meteors, as they can appear from all directions across the sky, but when they tracking the path of meteors. , he notes that they seem to come from somewhere north of the star Betelgeuse.
The Orion meteors are active every year between October 2nd and November 7th. They are not among the strongest meteor showers and are not known for producing meteor storms The potential surprise when it comes to meteor showers depends on field observation.
The Orionid meteors are called very fast meteors, because they rush into the atmosphere at a speed of 66 kilometers per second. The meteor itself disappears Sometimes the meteor can be extremely bright and break down.
The point of radiance of the Orionids meteors is located on the side of the stars Orion or Orion, which is seen high in the sky on the southeast horizon at midnight in the month of October, hence the name of these meteors.
The stars of Orion (Gemini) are considered to be one of the easiest star groups to recognize, as they include three stars in one line of medium brightness, representing Orion’s belt, and are the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, set towards the river. south of the stars of Orion.
