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Bangalore: Every year in November, an annual meteor shower, called the Leonids, erupts in the sky from the direction of the constellation of Leo. They can be seen with the naked eye when the sky is clear and there is no moonlight.
Rain runs through November, starting on the 5th or 6th day of each year and ending on the 30th. Each year, they also peak at the same time, on November 17th.
The meteor originates from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, which orbits the Sun every 33 years and intersects Earth’s orbit directly in its path. It intersects Earth’s orbit once every 33 years, leaving a trail behind. But the Earth passes through this path every year as it revolves around the Sun, causing meteor showers.
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how to see the leonids
The Leonids are best visible during their peak, which this year occurs in the early hours of November 17. They are usually visible under clear skies and there is no moonlight. There would be a gibbous moon, which is darker than a full moon but larger than a half moon, making meteor showers possible only after the moon has set and before the sun rises in the morning. 17 November.
Meteors originate from the direction of the constellation of Leo, which is to the east. Looking directly at their source in Leo will make the meteors appear smaller. Thus it is advisable that meteors pass close by, away from the constellation, and across the entire region of the sky, to see the long and colorful stripes. Since they extend outward from the lion in all directions, they are visible in all directions in the sky.
An average of 8 to 15 meteors are expected to be seen every hour this year. The Leonids are especially popular for their bright and colorful stripes, as meteors burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
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Leonids through history
Leonids have been recorded through history for millennia, and only began to be associated with comets after the discovery of Halley’s Comet in 1758. Since the orbital period of Comet Temple-Tuttle is 33 years, the density of the material that passes through Earth also peaks every 33 years.
Meteorites occur when Earth passes a new trail left by a comet that has just passed through Earth’s orbit. These occur when 1,000 or more than 100,000 meteors are seen in the sky in an hour. The most famous of these storms occurred in 1833, which revolutionized the study of meteors and comets. It is estimated that more than 240,000 meteors fell in a nine-hour period that year.
In 1966, a leonid storm In just 15 minutes, thousands of meteors were seen falling into the Earth’s atmosphere. NS the last storm Happened in 2002.
The comet was discovered twice independently, 30 years after the spectacular storm of 1833. Ernst Temple discovered it in December 1865, and Horace Tuttle discovered it in January 1866. It is a small comet, and is about 3.5 kilometers wide.
(Edited by Polomi Banerjee)
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