when will you see it with intensity?

Over the next several days, a Meteor Rain The sky will be filled with phenomena that can be seen from anywhere in the world.

It comes down to extensions starfall from lyridA scene that fills the sky with stars and “fireballs”.

When will you see this phenomenon?

Lyrid can be seen among them 16 on April 25 Worldwide, but more densely in the northern hemisphere.

Lyrid showers allow us to see about 18 meteors per hour, at a speed of 49 kilometers per second, over several days.

And they warn the field of astronomy at National Geographical Institute of Spain.

When will they be seen in greater intensity?

It is estimated that Lyrid’s rain will reach its maximum at night Next Thursday, 22 April.

To see Lyrid, No need to use a telescope or binoculars, But it is advisable to look for areas without light more often to appreciate them more.

“Maximum rain activity is expected between April 21 and 22, but the moon, which will reach its first quarter stage on April 20, will make monitoring difficult during the first part of the night,” they said of the Spanish Institute.

Through here, “2021 isn’t a good year for the Lyrids to watchThey added.

Likewise from National geographic They decided that although the rain would be no more rain than the visible stars and it would be difficult to observe because of the moon, “with a little patience it would be possible to spot several meteors near the constellation Lyra.

As long as you want

This rain of stars corresponds to relics Komet C / 1861 G1 Thatcher, Which completes one revolution around the sun every 415 years.

The name Lyrid comes from a meteor shower that occurs near the constellation Lyra, near Vega, its bright star.

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