Meteor Shower: Everything you should know Right Now 12 upcoming Meteor Shower 2023-24.
it describes the numbers of meteors are participated in astronomical events and they are seen to emit or scatter some light from particular some point in the sky at night time. Due to the movement of the Earth on particular orbit , we can easily seen the shower. The meteors are formed by the cosmic hard particles are called Meteoroids which are cross the threshold of our atmosphere and fall on the surface of earth. And due to the friction of this debris of cosmic particle lightening occurred.
Many of the meteors are smaller than the sand grain particle size so they can easily eroded or disintegrated and never cause the harmful effect on the earth surface . Meteor outbursts and meteor storms are terms for intense or uncommon meteor showers.
Upcoming Meteor Shower 2023-24:- ( Also important ones)
- Orionids : Activity- 26th September 2023 to 22nd November 2023. The next peak will occur on the night of October 20-21, 2023. The moon will be 37% full on this night.
- Southern Taurids : Activity- 28th September 2023 to 2nd December 2023. The Southern Taurids will next peak on the Nov 4-5, 2023 night, the moon will be 54% full.
- Northern Taurids : Activity- 13th october 2023 to 2nd December 2023. The Northern Taurids will next peak on the Nov 11-12, 2023 night, the moon will be 2% full.
- Leonids : Activity- 3rd November 2023 to 2nd December 2023. next peak on the Nov 17-18, 2023 night. On this night, the moon will be 23% full.
- Geminids : Activity- 19th November 2023 to 24th December 2023. The Geminids will next peak on the Dec 13-14, 2023 night, the moon will be 1% full.
- Ursids : Activity- 13th December 2023 to 24TH December 2023. Next peak on the Dec 21-22, 2023 night, the moon will be 74% full.
- Quadrantids : Activity- 26th December 2023 to 16th January 2024. Next peak on the Jan 3-4, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 51% full.
- Lyrids : Activity-15th April 2024 to 29th April 2024. Next peak on the Apr 22-23, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 99% full.
- eta Aquariids : Activity: 15th April 2024 to 27th May 2024. Next peak on the May 5-6, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 6% full.
- Southern delta Aquariids : Activity- 18th July 2024 to 21st August 2024. Next peak on the Jul 30-31, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 20% full.
- alpha Capricornids : Activity- 7th July 2024 to 15th August 2024. Next peak on the Jul 30-31, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 20% full.
- Perseids : Activity-14th July 2024 to 1st September 2024. Next peak on the Aug 12-13, 2024 night. On this night, the moon will be 54% full.
Naming of the Meteor Shower :
The nomenclature of the meteor shower has been occurred by the help of the near constellation or bright star that is close to the radiant position at the peak of the shower and The Latin possessive form’s grammatical declension is substituted by “id” or “ids.” So-called Delta Aquariid meteors are those that come from close to the star Delta Aquarii. By the help of the Meteor Data Center of the International Astronomical Union and its Task Group on Meteor Shower is named or given the particular name. Nomenclature keep track of meteor shower nomenclature and which showers are recognized.
Meteor shower is the group of shooting star of the meteor flash across the sky at the night time.
The major important meteor shower in India is Perseid. The Perseid meteor shower will be visible in India between August 11 and 13, 2023. India will have exceptional visibility with the moon’s 10% light. Midnight to daybreak will be the suitable viewing duration.
All over times the biggest or largest meteor shower is the Geminids.
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