The Leonis Minorid meteor shower is an astronomical event that many people look forward to. This phenomenon is active from 19 to 27 October 2021. However, the peak occurred on 25 October.
Precisely this phenomenon occurred on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 09.00 WIB. The interesting thing about this phenomenon can be seen with the naked eye without any tools. With so many people who are enthusiastic about the event.
The Leonis minorid phenomenon is a meteor shower originating from the constellation Leo Minor. It’s definitely from the constellation Leo. To better understand this phenomenon, see the explanation below.
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The Leonis Minorid Meteor Shower is an Annual Phenomenon
Last week, the sky presented an equally interesting phenomenon, namely the Epsilon Geminid and Orionid meteor showers. Now there is the Leonis Minorid phenomenon which actually took place on 19-27 October. But the maximum intensity of the meteor shower is on October 25.
Basically this rain is the same every year. This phenomenon is easiest to observe from the northern hemisphere using a telescopic plot. This meteor shower is associated with comet C/179 K1 emanating from the constellation Leo Minor.
Why in the northern hemisphere? Because the northern constellation is the faintest of Leo. This rain produces 2 meteors per hour. Generally these meteors pass with an average speed of 62 km / second.
The Leonis Minorid meteor shower occurs when a number of meteors shine in the night sky. In this case meteorites occur because of debris from space objects or meteoroids. Then it will enter the Earth’s atmosphere at a higher speed.
Leonis Minorid Facts
There are some interesting facts about the existence of Leonis minorid when it occurs at its peak. Not to mention that this event creates a special attraction for some people. Take a look at the explanation below so you can understand it better.
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Can be seen with the naked eye
Most natural phenomena from the sky would be difficult to see with the naked eye. Unlike this meteor, because everyone can see it without using special tools. Especially when the moon is weak enough then the meteor shower can be seen clearly.
Shining In The Night Sky
Many already know that meteors will be clearly visible at night. This is what gives the meteor special interest. At night, you will see the debris of the space object falling like rain.
It’s just that the Leonis Minorid meteor shower falls at a very high speed. People who see it seem like it’s only for a moment even though from close range it’s not as fast as the eye.
Small Size
Basically the size of this meteor is very small. The size is only the size of a grain of earth’s sand. However, the fragments had already been destroyed before reaching the earth’s surface.
No wonder if there are no signs of danger for the surface of the earth and everything in it. Meteors that fall already rub against the Earth’s atmosphere, creating debris like dust. But the dust also does not reach the earth because the distance is very far.
Causes of Meteor Showers
Maybe there are still many who wonder about the cause of the meteor shower. The answer is because the earth passes close to the orbit of the comet. In this case the earth also passes debris from meteors and produces rain.
Apparently for the phenomenon of the occurrence of meteor showers has often occurred. A lot of data has been collected since the meteor shower was known as many as 600 cases. Interestingly more than 100 of these cases have been proven to be real.
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There are many other cases
This October, many celestial phenomena occur. Apart from the Leonis minorid meteor shower, you can still find other interesting phenomena. Several meteor phenomena also occurred this month before Leonis Minorid.
On October 21, the Orionid meteor shower peaked. The rain occurred at around 22.13 WIB. Then, October 18 is also the peak of the Epsilon Geminid meteor shower.
In fact, October 10 witnessed the peak of the South Taurid meteor shower as seen from the Cetus constellation starting at 18.41 WIB from eastern Bandung.
In addition to the Leonis Minorid meteor shower on October 8, the Draconid meteor shower peaked. This phenomenon can be seen from the direction of the Draco constellation at sunset until 21:34 WIB. Look out for the next celestial phenomenon in November and December 2021. (R10/HR-Online)
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