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Monday, 31 Jul 2023 15:03 WIB

Illustration. The peak of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower will occur tonight. (Photo: doc. NASA)

Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —

Meteor Rain Delta Aquarids will greet the night sky until the end of August. However, celestial phenomenon This will experience its peak on Monday (31/7).

At its peak, this annual phenomenon that occurs from July 18 to August 21 is usually at its peak in late July.

The Delta Aquarids meteor shower has some of the best views in the Southern Hemisphere. However, areas in the north, such as northern America, can still see this phenomenon.

Quoted from Earthsky, the best time to see the Delta Aquarid meteor shower is around 02.00 in the morning when the meteor shower’s radiance is at its peak. While the light from these dim meteors might be eclipsed by an almost full Moon, a time close to Moonset might help offset that.

The Delta Aquarid meteor shower tends to be dimmer than the Perseid meteor shower. Thus, a dark sky without the Moon is essential to enjoy this phenomenon.

In addition to passing meteors, about 5-10 percent of Delta Aquariid meteors leave a trail of ionized gas that glows and lasts a second or two after the meteor passes.

The Delta Aquarids’ radian point is near the dim star Skat, or Delta Aquarii. This star rises at midnight, is highest around 2 a.m. and lowest in the sky at dawn.

The Delta Aquarids meteor shower is thought to have formed from the remnants of comet 96/P Machholz. The comet is named after the radian point located in the Delta Aquarii (Skat) star in the constellation Aquarius.

Comet 96P/Machholz dust and two groups of comets (Marsden and Kracht), as well as the asteroid 2003 EH1 are known to produce eight meteor showers, including the Delta Aquariids. These meteor showers and comets appear to have had a common origin, although they are now slightly diverging in their orbits.

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2023-07-31 08:03:00
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SUKABUMIUPDATE.com – Sky phenomena such as meteor showers are always interesting to observe, especially for people who like astronomy.

As happened today Saturday, (29/7/2023) it is known that there will be the peak of the meteor shower. Quoting from the page Southern Skythe phenomenon this time is called the Piscis Austrinid meteor shower.

This meteor shower actually occurred from July 15 to August 10 and peaked on July 29. During this peak period, up to five meteors can be seen every hour.

The ongoing meteor shower will appear to be coming from the constellation Piscis Austrinus with a speed of 35 km/sec.

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The Piscid Austrinid meteor shower can be observed from 19:52 WIB until dawn, while the new Convex Moon sets at 03:14 WIB.

So new observers can be free from the light of the Moon from past midnight until dawn.

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According to In The Sky, the phenomenon of meteor showers appears when the Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind from comets and asteroids. Over time, this debris distributed themselves along the parent object’s orbit around the solar system.

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Shooting stars are seen whenever one of this debris collides with Earth’s atmosphere, usually burning up at an altitude of about 70 to 100 km.

On certain days of the year, the Earth’s orbit passes through a very dense stream, associated with comets or asteroids that have released large amounts of solid material into space and cause the annual meteor shower.

Such rains repeat annually, each time the Earth passes a certain point in its orbit where it crosses a certain stream of material.

Editor : Dede Imran

2023-07-29 02:00:00
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