The night sky

falling stars.. being sung by poets of all times and having been associated with a number of folk beliefs, the falling stars – actually meteor showers – are one of the most amazing observable events developing on a night sky.

a meteor shower is when cosmic particles, mostly the size of a sand grain or smaller, that is, cosmic debris, enter the earth atmosphere and burn out; if a particle is larger, and it does not burn out, it falls on earth and becomes a meteorite.

sometimes observable with bare eyes, as were those I have seen in august 2006, prolly the first real falling stars i’ve ever seen, the best way to watch them would be through a telescope..

so here it is a list of dates when meteor showers will occur this year in the months to follow, and the location on the sky where to look:

June Bootid – June 27 – variable
South Delta-Aquarid – July 29 – Aquarius
Perseid – August 12 – Perseus
Aurigid – September 1 – Auriga
Draconid – October 8 – Draco
Orionid – October 21 – Orion
S. Taurid – November 5 – Taurus
N. Taurid – November 12 – Taurus
Leonid – November 17 – Leo
Alpha-Monocerotid – November 21 – Monoceros
Dec Phoenicid – December 6 – Phoenix
Puppid/Velid – December 6 – Puppis
Geminid – December 14 – Gemini
Ursid – December 22 – Ursa Minor

An here you can see the sky map

~ de Diana pe iunie 9, 2009.