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What are the names of four meteor showers which may be seen in October?
The Orionids, Draconids, Delta Aurigids and Northern Taurids are four meteor showers that can be seen in October, but there are others.
May flowers bring spring showers?
No, its the showers of rain that help the flowers to grow. Flowers do not cause rain.
When is an eclipse and meteor shower going to happen?
Eclipses and meteor showers occur at varying times throughout the year. Solar and lunar eclipses can be predicted well in advance, while meteor showers are usually annual events. You can check specific dates and times for upcoming celestial events on astronomy websites or apps that track astronomical occurrences.
What layer of the atmosphere do meteor showers happen in?
Meteor showers occur in the mesosphere, which is the third layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This layer is located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere.Meteor showers are caused by small debris from comets or asteroids burning up as they enter the mesosphere at high speeds.
What causes meteor?
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface. Intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which may produce greater than 1,000 meteors an hour.[1]The Meteor Data Center lists about 600 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established.[2]
What other objects are visible in the sky during the day besides the sun?
During the day, you can also see the moon, certain bright planets like Venus and Jupiter, and sometimes certain stars if the sky is clear and there is no light pollution. Additionally, on rare occasions, certain comets or meteor showers may be visible during the daytime.
What may cause acne?
touching your face all the time and not taking showers all the time.
How do comets affect life on earth?
Exobiology speculates that microscopic life originated elsewhere and was brought here by a meteorite sent off by some violent distaster, which while it has not been proven is very scientifically plausible, as germs and viruses have proven to be able to survive in outer space and there is a gigantic gash on mars (a planet with water likely to have once supported life) which could have sent such a meteorite into outer space. Also, since comets are thought to be made substantially of water ice, it is theorized that they are the primary source of earth's water. It may seem unlikely, but in the early stages of earth's development there were probably many, many more comets than there are today, and it is not impossible that enough comets could have collided with earth over millions of years to supply us with our water.
What events produce a meteor shower?
Meteor shower is also known As meteor outburst or meteor storms That may produce more than 1000 meteors per hour most of the meteors are small in size and therefore disintegrate it is cause by the Streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids
Does a meteor shower happen when a meteor passes through the orbit of a comet?
A meteor shower happens when the Earth passes through a debris field of a comet's orbit or other similar celestial debris that may or may not have a regular cycle of occurrence. The term meteor shower refers to an unusual number of meteors visible per minute in the night sky as shooting stars. When you see a shooting star, you are actually seeing a meteor burn up in the outer reaches of our atmosphere. If you see 3 or more shooting stars (meteors burning up) per minute in the night sky, you are in a meteor shower. Most the time it is difficult to tell if you are in a meteor shower because of the low count per hour versus the count per minute. You can got to the web site for the American Meteor Society for listing and dates of various meteor showers.
Can fire fall from the sky?
Fire falling from the sky is not a natural occurrence. However, in certain situations like fireballs from meteor showers or artillery fire during combat, it may appear as if fire is falling from the sky.
What are the best places to see meteor showers near Oakland CA?
The Perseids of 2010 may already have reached their peak, but they will probably linger for a few days yet, and the same advice works for any meteor shower. Go out to the darkest place you can find, away from city lights. Around Oakland, CA, that's going to be TOUGH! You may find some suitably dark areas in Marin County north of San Francisco, or in the Altamont Pass between Livermore and Tracy. You'll want to get a mile or more away from the freeway. Find a fairly level area, not forested, and somewhere higher in elevation than the Bay is. (You often get fog or haze down near sea level, especially around the Bay or the rivers.) Look up starting around 2 AM, until dawn. Any night of the year, you'll see a few meteors; during one of the known meteor showers, you might see dozens or hundreds per hour.
