The Draconid meteor shower, debris from the dusty tail of Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, is expected to peak this weekend, between this Friday (7) and Saturday, October 8 — and can be seen from Brazil.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the event is expected to peak around midnight (Brasília time), according to Earth Sky.
Under a dark moonless sky, observers will be able to see 10 draconid meteors per hour at a speed of 21 km/s.
In rare cases, the event is known to launch many hundreds of meteors in a single hour.
That possibility keeps many skywatchers outside – even in moonlight – during this rain.
The comet, discovered in 1900, passes through the Sollar System, passing Earth once every 6.6 years, according to NASA.
how to watch
Meteors can be seen anywhere in the sky with the naked eye — under favorable weather conditions.
To better observe the Draconid shower or any other meteor shower, the ideal is to find a dark place to have the widest possible view of the sky.
Your eyes will take about 30 minutes to adjust to the dark.
Those who use binoculars or telescopes can capture more details.
One more event in October
Orionid meteors are active from September 26 to November 22, with maximum activity occurring on October 21. To better see these meteors, the ideal is to observe the south during the last hours before dawn. Current rates are expected to be close to 1 per hour, regardless of your location.
With an input speed of 68 km/s.
Source: CNN Brasil
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