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What causes meteors shower?
There are tiny dust-sized particles in Earth's path around the Sun. These particles are usually leftovers from asteroids or comets.When Earth passes through these particles, they burn up in our atmosphere producing bright lines. This is called a meteor shower.. . .a group of meteors that have an orbit that intersects the orbit of Earth, resulting in a large number of meteors entering the atmosphere in a relatively short span of time. Said another way. . .Meteor showers typically come about due to temporarily high concentrations of sun-orbiting debris that crosses the orbital path of Earth and, hence, collide with her atmosphere.While there are no "comet groups", comets being invariably solitary, debris cast off from a comet during its close approach to the sun can participate as "meteoric" space junk that encounters Earth during a meteor shower. Meteor showers tend to arise from old comets that have broken up and spread out along the comet's orbit. A meteor shower happens when the Earth's orbit intersects one of these old comets' orbits. That is why the same shower happens around the same date each year, and the meteors in that shower all appear from the same 'radiant point'.
Can the Leonids Meteor Shower be viewed in Jamaica and at what time and where in sky can I find it?
Any meteor shower can be observed from anywhere in the world. The best time to see meteors is between midnight and dawn. Our understanding of the precise location of the debris streams is not as accurate as people like to think, and the predictions are often off by several hours. Each recorded observation improves the predictions for the next encounter with this comet track, of course, but we are often surprised when meteors fall in greater or lesser numbers than were expected.Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through or near the orbit of a comet. Comets shed dust and gravel on each pass through the inner solar system, and the debris lags very slightly behind the comet's nucleus. As the centuries pass, the entire orbit of the comet becomes somewhat dusty, and when Earth passes through the dust trail, we get meteor "showers".However, meteors can enter the Earth's atmosphere at any time.
Is cloud a celestial object?
No. A celestial object is an object in outer space, such as a planet, star, meteor or comet. Clouds are not in outer space, therefore they are not a celestial object.
Why are comets predictable?
Meteor "showers" happen when the Earth passes through the path of an old or extinct comet. As the comet approaches the Sun each pass, the frozen gasses of the nucleus vaporize, and the gas then carries away some dust and sand into space. But it's not pushed very far; the dust and gas are still orbiting the Sun ALMOST in the same orbit as the comet does. So after a thousand or more orbits, there gets to be a dusty path all the way around the Sun. When the Earth passes through (or near) the dusty path, we get grains of dust and sand striking the Earth, falling into the atmosphere, and burning up - a "shower" of meteors. The path doesn't change; it only intersects the Earth's orbit at one point, and the Earth hits that point just about the same date each year. And so we get regular "periodic" meteor "showers".
When is the best time to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Georgia?
The Perseid meteor shower will appears this year from about July 17 to August 24, with a peak at about August 12. The trick is weather. Check your local forcast and look for a clear night. You'll also want to try to locate and commute to a point where there is a minimun of light pollution so you get the best effect. Good luck viewing these little gifts of the Swift-Tuttle comet (109P) as the earth drives through the trail left by this occasional visitor. And do just a bit of homework so you know where the constellation Perseus is. The shower appears to "come out" of that area of the sky. Links to relevant Wikipedia articles are provided. I actually was visiting someone in commerce GA last weekend (August 14-17) and I saw them. They were usually between the North Star and this other bright star. but they were just little blips of light. They just blinked for a few seconds. Jonas_Girl80
Is there a meteor shower that comes from Halley's comet's tail?
Yes. Halley's comet is responsible for the Eta Aquariids and the Orionids.
What comet is the Perseid meteor shower associated with?
Comet Swift-Tuttle
Is the leonids a meteor shower?
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
What comet do the Taurids come from?
The Taurids are an annual meteor shower associated with the comet Encke.
What comet produces the leonids and how long does the comet take to make a singie orbit?
The Leonids meteor shower are associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
What are the parents of aquarid meteor shower?
Halley's comet
What are parents of orionid meteor shower?
Halley's comet
When is a meteor shower produced?
When the Earth's orbit passes through the tail of a comet normally.
What is the parent of leonid meteor shower?
comet Tempel-Tuffle
Leonids meteor shower happens when earth passes through the tail of which comet?
Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
What is the Perseid meteor shower?
The Perseid meteors are associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. As the comet comes close to the sun, it starts to melt, and it leaves a trail of rocks and other debris behind. As the Earth passes through this trail, there is increased meteor activity as the rocks left behind by the comet hit the atmosphere. Links can be found below.
When is next meteor shower in Australia 2009?
Perseids, associated with debris from comet Swift-Tuttle, peaking sometime on August 12 but likely visible a night before and a night after.
