TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta - The phenomenon of a meteor shower is one of the wonders of nature that deserve perpetuated. This Thursday night, April 15th, 2010, until 26 April 2010 Lyrids meteor shower will decorate the night sky. The annual phenomenon can be witnessed in Indonesia after midnight.
The peak of this meteor shower will occur on 21-22 April. At that time, an estimated 10-20 meteors that appear every hour.
Last year the meteor shower also occurred in November 2009. Meteornya is Leonid meteors. The best observation place in Asia, but analysts in North America can also enjoy the spectacular Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting.
"It was estimated that 20-30 meteors per hour in America, and as many as 200-300 meteors per hour in parts of Asia," said Bill Cooke of NASA's office of meteoroid environment. Other astronomers working in this nascent field that predict meteor showers have been predicted.
Leonid rain is an annual event, if the sky was clear and moonlight do not interfere. This year, the moon is near new phase, and not disturbing factor. To anyone in the Northern Hemisphere with dark skies, away from urban and suburban lighting, this event should not be missed by staying up all night.
"Usually at certain moments in the increase of the meteor, but this year is normal," he said, Thursday (15/4/2010).
This phenomenon of a meteor shower going on since long. Meteors from comet Tatcher, for example, started in 2600 known to astronomers since last year.
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