METEOR SHOWER MAY'6TH

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS METEOR? HOW CAN YOU WATCH IT? OR WHERE YOU CAN WATCH IT? WHAT SHOULD YOU CARRY WITH YOU TO WATCH IT?

TODAY, I AM GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE AQUARID METEOR SHOWER WHICH TOOK PLACED IN MAY 6^TH!

AS WELL, I WILL ANSWER THE QUERY I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE!

First of all, what is a meteor?

A meteor is a meteoroid – or a particle broke off an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun – that burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, creating the effect of a "shooting star". Meteoroids that reach the Earth's surface without disintegrating are called meteorites

Then, how can you watch it?

Fire up the Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map on your mobile device to find out where to look in the sky for the radiant. Don't have a cellular signal? Don't despair. Just print out the table on the meteor shower page beforehand and bring it with you. Plan your trip such that you give yourself about 15-30 minutes to set up and let your eyes adjust to the dark. Dress for the weather. Meteor watching, like stargazing, can be a waiting game, so bring anything that will make your wait comfortable—blankets, reclining chairs, pillows, and warm beverages.

The key to seeing a meteor shower is "to take in as much sky as possible," Cooke said. Go to a dark area, in the suburbs or countryside, and prepare to sit outside for a few hours. It takes about 30 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the dark, and the longer you wait outside, the more you'll see

And, what should you need to carry?

Trust me it does not need to carry anything with you can watch it without any tool! Meteor observers do not need any expensive equipment I

THE AQUARID METEOR SHOWER:

Well, every year, our planet Earth crosses the orbital path of Halley's Comet in late April and May, so bits and pieces from this comet light up the night-time as Eta Aquariid meteors. This shower is said to be active from April 19 to May 20, although Earth plots most deeply into this stream of comet debris around May 5 or 6

For stargazers, the next few days will be a treat as the Eta Aqua rid meteor shower peaks this week, with the best viewing in the pre-dawn hours of May 6.

This year's show is set to peak in the pre-dawn hours of May 6, though there could be plenty to see on May 5 and 7 as well. As per the report of International Meteor Organization (IMO) on May 6, the shower will be at peak nearly 55 meteors per hour are expected to be seen from dark skies.

Eta Aqua rid Meteor shower is caused by flakes of dust leftover by Comet Halley, which last visited Earth in 1986. Although the comet is now far away, beyond the orbit of Uranus, it left behind a stream of dust. Earth passes through the stream twice a year in May and October. In May we have the eta Aqua rid meteor shower and in October the Orionids. Both are caused by Halley's Comet when its debris enters earth atmosphere zipping across the sky while it disintegrates.

Before dawn these next several mornings – May 4, 5 and 6, 2020 – meteors from the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower will be flying, though in the glaring light of the almost-full waxing gibbous moon. We expect the morning of May 5 to showcase the peak number of meteors. But try the mornings before and after as well, as this meteor shower has a relatively broad peak. The morning before (May 4, 2020) might be the best of these upcoming three days, because the moon will set at an earlier hour on May 4. Even so, you won’t have much moon-free viewing time before dawn on May 4.

Visit Sunset Sunrise Calendars to find out when the moon sets in your sky, remembering to check the moonrise and moonset box.

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The shower is named after a star called Eta Aqua ride in the constellation Aquarius.

"Those interested should get one hour before sunrise on May 6 and look above towards East direction and southeast direction to spot bright streaks of light zipping across the sky. At this time people can also see can see Venus in East and Saturn in West appearing as non-twinkling objects," Raghunandan Kumar director & founder secretary of Planetary Society, India told HT.

 By,

    Anirban Das

KOLKATA, INDIA
ON BEHALF OF SPACE RENAISSANCE INDIAN CHAPTER