المملكة: Jeddah astronomer: The peak of “Al -Barshawiyat” adorns the sky of the Arab world tonight despite the moon
Head of The Astronomical Society in Jeddah M. Majed Abu Zahra, that the sky of the Arab world will witness the peak of the britch meteors from midnight on Tuesday, August 12 to the hours before dawn on Wednesday, August 13, despite the conditions of the unlike vision this year because of the presence of the moon in the process of the decreasing iron. You reach the ideal conditions – that is, in a dark sky free of light The moon – to about 75-100 meteors per hour. The meteors occur when the earth passes through the dusty remains left by the comet “Swift Totel”, where meteors seem to start from one point in the sky known as “the radiation point”, and it is located in the northeastern side within the constellation of Brashawsh near the stars of the constellation with a chair that is distinguished by the letter W.
and added that the earth remains inside the area August 24, and meteor fall rates increase gradually until they reach their peak on the night of 12 to 13 August, and then decrease significantly. Then they watch hundreds of meteors an hour from dark places, but he made it clear that the distance of the comet later reduced the density of the precipitation, with the brigade remains relatively rich compared to other showers of meteors. Darkness, and it is preferable that the observer spend at least an hour after reaching the monitoring site. Looking at any white light source during monitoring, and using a manual lamp with a red filter, in addition to setting the phone on the night mode to reduce the effect on the night vision. Barshah. To transform in front of our eyes into a bright tear in the night sky. ”
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