The meteor shower can be seen in the RS sky this morning; watch the video | Rio Grande do Sul

“The radiant of this meteor shower is in the Lira constellation, hence the name Líridas, which is located in the north of the country, and can present up to 18 meteors per hour. Here in the south, this rate may be lower, with an average of seven meteors per hour, “explains the professor.

These meteors are actually fragments of Comet Thatcher. This year, according to the professor, the observation will be better due to the absence of a greater luminosity of the moon, which will allow a darker sky.

Another reason for better viewing is social distance. Meteorologist Cátia Valente, from Somar Meteorology, says that this contributes to reducing pollution.

“With a clearer and more open sky, visibility is better,” he says.

In the observatory installed in Taquara, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, there are 19 high-definition cameras. One of them has already registered a meteorite with a magnitude higher than the average at dawn on Tuesday (21). It entered the atmosphere at 99.7 km altitude and became extinct 75.5 km above the ocean, 218.9 km from the city.

“In large centers, this observation can be hampered by light pollution. But large-scale meteorites, which are brighter, are highly observable, “he guarantees.