Don’t forget, the peak of the Sextantid Meteor Shower can be witnessed tomorrow at dawn

KOMPAS.com – Meteor Shower Peak Sextantid will occur tomorrow Tuesday (28/9/2021) at dawn.

This astronomical phenomenon can be witnessed directly in all parts of Indonesia.

Meteor Rain It can be seen from 03.30 to 05.00 local time in all parts of Indonesia, both western, central and eastern Indonesian time.

“So the observation is only 90 minutes,” said Research Center for Space Science Research Center-BRIN Andi Pangerang Hasanuddin to Kompas.com, Monday (27/9/2021).

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What is a Sextantid Meteor

Meteor Rain Sextantids are meteor Rain the radian point (the origin of the appearance of the meteor) in the direction of the constellation Sextans.

Quoted from the page Eight Space Science Education, this meteor shower was formed from dust from the asteroid 2005 UD.

Andi said, radian point Sextantid meteor shower will be at maximum intensity tonight 27 September 2021 at 20.00 WITA or 19.00 WIB.

In addition, Andi also said that later the meteor shower could still be seen during the day.

“Because the radian point culminates or transits at its highest point at 09.00 local time and then sets at 15.30 local time,” he said.

That’s why this meteor shower is also called the Daytime Sextantid because the observation time at night is very short but the day is very long.

However, if seen during the day, the meteor light tends to be dim because of the greater intensity of sunlight.

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Meteor shower intensity

The Sextantid meteor shower phenomenon can be seen directly using the naked eye or without the need for the help of tools as long as the weather is clear, the sky is clear, and free of light pollution.

Andi explained that the meteor shower in the early hours of the morning the intensity of the visible meteor was 2 meteors per hour.

While during the day can reach 5 meteors per hour.

Quoted from the page inthesky, For the Jakarta area, meteor showers can be seen at around 03.34 WIB until around 05.18 WIB.

Through this page, you can also check peak times in different locations.

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Meteor size

Andi said that even though there was a meteor shower, there was nothing to worry about.

Because this meteor shower is sourced from the remnants of comet or asteroid dust, so its size is much smaller.

“Even if it reaches the earth’s atmosphere, it will burn out,” he said.

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