2023-11-04 20:00:00
The month of November starts with one of the most anticipated astronomical phenomena of the year: the Tsouthern aurids, a meteor shower very long duration and low intensity whatalthough it will reach its maximum peak of activity on this night, Saturday, November 4, 2023will still be visible in the sky Until 10 December.
Also known as “Halloween fireballs” due to its proximity to the festivities of October 31, despite the fact that the Southern Taurids They are not characterized by having the intensity of the Geminids or Perseidssince they rarely produce more than 10 meteors per hour, their great fama lies precisely both in the enormous fireballs what They cross the sky at a speed of 100,000 kilometers per hour, as, also, in that they are the only meteor shower consisting of two streams: one of the asteroide 2004 TG10and another of comet 2P Encke a gigantic roca of 5 kilometers in diameter that CEvery 3.3 years completes an orbit around the Sunand which is believed to be the source of the meteoroids that created this meteor shower.
As happens with this type of astronomical phenomena, the best places to enjoy the Southern Taurids are those that are located as far away from cities and areas with high light pollution.
No need to use any optical instrumentand the ideal is find a position that allows you to observe most of the celestial vault -preferably lying on your back so as not to strain your neck-, and look at the sky for 20 to 30 minutes before observing the phenomenon so that the eyes adapt to the dark.
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