East Friday 8th of October reaches its peak of maximum activity the meteor shower known as draconids, which is produced when the Earth passes through debris left during its orbit around the Sun by the comet. Giacobini-Zinner.
The peak of draconid activity is the night of Friday, October 8th to Saturday, with about 20 meteors per hour.
Meteor showers are called draconids because their glow – the place in the sky from which shooting stars seem to emerge – is located in the constellation of Draco.
As indicated by Real Madrid Observatory, the best time to observe the astronomical event will be during the first half from Friday to Saturday night, when the radiant will be located well above the horizon in a northwesterly direction.
For a better view of draconids, look northwest. / Royal Madrid Observatory
This year the observation will be good, as the new Moon It happened just two days ago (October 6) and the sky will be quite dark.
Draconids aren’t as visually impressive as the Perseids (which happen in the month of August), but let you see some. 20 meteors per hour and sometimes they have peaks with huge activity.
the best time to observe the astronomical event will be during the first half of the night from Friday to Saturday, when the radiant will be located high above the horizon.
To see them the best you can, it’s best to find a dark place, away from the city lights. In this sense, light pollution maps, such as DarkSite Finder they can be of great help.
an astronomical October
The next October 21st You can also see another shower of stars: the orionides. They will be very difficult to observe this year as they coincide with the phase of full moon (October 20th).
As for the observation of planets, during the month of October it will be possible to locate at dusk. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, and at dawn, Mercury.
Astronomical preview of October. At dusk we will see Venus, Jupiter and Saturn for the entire month, while at dawn we will only see Mercury in the second half. The draconids on the 8th will have a good sky, but the Moon will affect the orionids on the 21st. On the 31st we will change the time. pic.twitter.com/5QJfhiazEI
– Royal Observatory (@RObsMadrid) October 4, 2021
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