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Dr. Ashraf Tadros, former head of the department of astronomy at the National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research, revealed an astronomical phenomenon that takes place in the world’s sky on Wednesday and will continue for 18 days until November 7.
An astronomical phenomenon
Tadros explained that the phenomenon is represented by meteorites, which are medium showers, with a number of up to 20 meteors per hour, produced by the dust grains left by the famous Halley’s Comet.
He added that this rain will last from October 21 to November 7, and this year will reach its climax on the night of October 21 and the morning of October 22, provided it is best viewed from a dark place away from the lights of the city after midnight, and it seems that the meteors are coming from the constellation Orion, but it can be A appear anywhere in the sky.
Tadros said: The rate of meteor shower depends on the degree of opacity of the observation area, which must be completely away from city lights, and also on the absence of clouds, fog or dust in the sky at the time of observation. . He pointed out that the cause of meteor showers in general is due to entering the earth during its orbit around the sun on the path of ancient comets that leave their remnants and remnants along their paths around the sun. into Earth’s atmosphere and burn in the upper atmosphere, causing meteor showers.
He continued: “Meteors are often called by the name of the constellation or the group of stars in which they appear as if they came from them, since this group is at the bottom of the area from where the meteors fall in the sky. , which indicates that sky watchers should be aware of the shape of the group of stars from which they came. “Meteor showers, noting that there is no rush to judge the dark sky while observing meteorites at night, because the human eye needs at least 10 minutes to adapt and adapt to the darkness of the sky.”
On the benefits and harms of the phenomenon, Tadros said that the phenomenon has absolutely no harm to humans or their daily activities on Earth, as it is interesting in its observations and loved by astronomers and those interested in monitoring it. The sky to track and photograph, while repeating meteors fall in one night look like fireworks.
