ABOUTCTOBER is the beginning of the autumn and winter meteor season, which ends Geminids in December. Dragonids are presented this week. It may not be an outstanding shower, but he is a friendly observer. Unlike the majority that peaks early in the morning, dragonids are best better.
This is due to the fact that the shining soul, the point from which meteors appear, is the highest in the sky when darkness falls. The table shows that the views look high in the northwestern sky from London at 20:00 BST October 8, on the night of peak activity.
Under the dark sky, it is usually only 10 meteors per hour. They move slowly and rather graceful. Unfortunately, the waning moon will interfere this year, washing the weaker, but what makes Stargazers glued is the possibility of a storm.
Sometimes dragonids produce hundreds of meteors per hour. This is because they come from the tail of the 21p/Giacobini -zinner comet, which approaches the sun every 6.6 years. If the comet arrives at this moment near the time of the soul, most likely the chances that meteors will storm. In March, he was the last in the nearest approach, which could mean better than the average soul this year.
