{"id":111217,"date":"2024-10-06T23:44:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111217"},"modified":"2024-10-06T23:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T16:44:50","slug":"draconid-meteor-shower-2024-how-to-see-dozens-of-shooting-stars-fall-from-the-dragons-tail-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111217","title":{"rendered":"Draconid meteor shower 2024: How to see dozens of &#8216;shooting stars&#8217; fall from the dragon&#8217;s tail this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"article-body\">\n<p>On Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 8 and 9), the night skies may be peppered with &#8220;shooting stars&#8221; during the annual Draconid meteor shower.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s not expected to be one of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/the-best-meteor-showers-of-2024-are-yet-to-come-here-are-the-key-nights-to-watch-for\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/the-best-meteor-showers-of-2024-are-yet-to-come-here-are-the-key-nights-to-watch-for\"><u>year&#8217;s best meteor showers<\/u><\/a>, a special feature of the Draconids makes them hugely appealing to skywatchers: While most meteor showers are best observed in the early predawn hours, Draconid meteors can appear anytime after dark.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>That&#8217;s because their radiant point \u2014 the constellation from which they appear to originate \u2014 is Draco, the dragon, which can be found in the northern sky. Draco is a circumpolar constellation, meaning it appears to revolve around <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/scientists-collect-high-resolution-images-of-the-north-star-s-surface-for-1st-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/scientists-collect-high-resolution-images-of-the-north-star-s-surface-for-1st-time\"><u>Polaris, the North Star<\/u><\/a>, once every 24 hours. Draco is, therefore, always visible in the Northern Hemisphere under clear skies.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/meteor-showers\/2020-meteor-shower-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amsmeteors.org\/meteor-showers\/2020-meteor-shower-list\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>American Meteor Society<\/u><\/a>, the Draconids are a variable meteor shower, meaning a modest display of shooting stars is expected, with a slight chance of strong activity. The Draconids typically produce about 10 meteors per hour during the shower&#8217;s peak, according to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>EarthSky.org<\/u><\/a>. That makes the evening of Oct. 8 an excellent opportunity to go stargazing with the potential to see a few shooting stars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/the-best-meteor-showers-of-2024-are-yet-to-come-here-are-the-key-nights-to-watch-for\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/astronomy\/the-best-meteor-showers-of-2024-are-yet-to-come-here-are-the-key-nights-to-watch-for\"><u><strong>The best meteor showers of 2024 are yet to come. Here are the key nights to watch for.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As one of the largest northern constellations, Draco is best visualized this time of the year as a zigzagging serpent&#8217;s tail, forming a vague Z shape above the Big Dipper in the north-northwest sky. The constellation is home to deep-sky sights, including the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/cats-eye-nebula-mystery-explained\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/cats-eye-nebula-mystery-explained\"><u>stunning Cat&#8217;s Eye Nebula<\/u><\/a> (NGC 6543), the Tadpole Galaxy (UGC 10214) and the Spindle Galaxy (M102), according to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constellation-guide.com\/constellation-list\/draco-constellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.constellation-guide.com\/constellation-list\/draco-constellation\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Constellation-Guide.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The timing for the peak of the Draconid meteor shower is favorable for skywatchers. On Oct. 8, a waxing crescent moon will be visible with Venus in the west, which will sink a few hours after sunset. That means it doesn&#8217;t matter when you look north, since there will be little moonlight to bleach the sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SoL8CEDmXbKFsJupqfYYrY\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-SoL8CEDmXbKFsJupqfYYrY slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get the world\u2019s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Like all meteor showers, the Draconids occur when <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/earth.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/earth.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a> passes through a cloud of rocky debris left behind by a comet. In this case, that&#8217;s Comet 21P\/Giacobini-Zinner, which passes through the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/our-solar-system.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/our-solar-system.html\"><u>solar system<\/u><\/a> and crosses Earth&#8217;s orbit once every 6.5 years, according to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sservi.nasa.gov\/articles\/draconid-meteor-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sservi.nasa.gov\/articles\/draconid-meteor-shower\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>NASA<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/meteoroids\/draconid-meteor-shower-2024-how-to-see-dozens-of-shooting-stars-fall-from-the-dragon-s-tail-this-week\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 8 and 9), the night skies may be peppered with &#8220;shooting stars&#8221; during the annual Draconid meteor shower. 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