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April promises a brilliant sky, with one of the 10 most intense meteor showers of the year: the so-called Lyrids. For those who are superstitious, the number of shooting stars visible, especially at dawn on the 22nd, may represent a good time to order, especially to ship the new coronavirus pandemic.
According to astronomer Marcelo de Cicco, a doctoral student at the National Observatory and coordinator of the Exoss project, with a drier climate and a darker sky, added to the new moon, it will be possible to have a beautiful view of the meteors. “The lyrics come from the remains of Comet Thatcher, in its passages hundreds of years ago. The entrance to the Earth’s atmosphere is 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Between April 14-30, a good number of “shooting stars” will be visible in the sky at night, especially in the northeast and north regions of the country, “said the researcher.
The phenomenon has been following the “supermoon” of April 7, in which the star seemed larger and with a great visible brightness, and also after the first hours of this Tuesday (14) until Saturday (18), when “Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, seen to the east apparently close, in that order, from the horizon, will have the waning moon crowning the already so beautiful configuration,” as revealed by the website of the National Observatory in Rio de Janeiro.
For those who are in a place with little light, Cicco’s advice is to take advantage of the good horizon and the possibilities of observing shooting stars that cross the sky. This can be a good way to enjoy the period of social distance, why not?
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Legend has it, since ancient times, that the origin of the belief in the power of shooting stars would be based on the interpretation that the moment of the falling of the stars represents the exact moment when the gods look at the Earth, since the meteor shower would be A sign of supernatural care for the inhabitants of this planet.
For astrologer Paulo Randow, however, astrology does not support superstition. “There are no specific studies to explain us about shooting stars. Even the eclipse data remains controversial. This is a very strong astrological conjunction moment, starting at the beginning of the year, and it should last until January 2021, when it dissipates.” . Cycles in astrology are long and slow, “he said.
