{"id":111357,"date":"2024-10-07T08:53:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111357"},"modified":"2024-10-07T08:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:53:52","slug":"annual-draconid-meteor-shower-to-streak-across-skies-through-oct-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111357","title":{"rendered":"Annual Draconid Meteor Shower to streak across skies through Oct. 10"},"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>\n<p>The Draconid meteor shower has returned for its annual show in the skies \u2014 and while this year\u2019s spectacle may be fainter than in past years, experts think 2025\u2019s light show could be stronger than ever.     <\/p>\n<p>From Oct. 6 to Oct. 10, lucky Americans living in areas with limited air pollution will be able to catch the Draconids, featuring the dragon constellation Draco in one of the most well-known showers. <\/p>\n<p>The meteors during the showers are few and far between, with about 10 visible every hour during its peak on the evenings of Oct. 7 and Oct. 8. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33520775\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 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Sometimes, though, the fickle dragon picks up speed and has been recorded over 1,000 meteors per hour. While that isn\u2019t anticipated to be the case this year, the dragon could wake in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>This is dependent on ideal conditions: clear skies, low light pollution, and the required aptitude for late nights. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Draconids are what I call an all-or-nothing shower,\u201d Bill Cooke, the lead of NASA\u2019s\u00a0Meteoroid Environment Office, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/how-to-catch-a-glimpse-of-the-draconid-meteor-shower-180985202\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><em>Smithsonian<\/em>\u00a0magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s an outburst, it may be worth going out to see. But normal Draconid activity, they\u2019re very faint, because they move so slowly. So, a normal Draconid year, you might see two to three meteors per hour, and that\u2019s pretty much nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This intensity is all dependent on other planets\u2019 gravitational pull, primarily Jupiter, Cooke said. The pull can impact the comet\u2019s trajectory, dragging it either closer or further away from Earth. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"33520776\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6627118644068;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-modal-image=\"33520776\" width=\"981\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shooting star and northern light visible in the night sky over Farnebofjardens national park near Skekarsbo, north of Stockholm, in October 2011\" class=\"wp-image-33520776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2940w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=300,181&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=768,462&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=1024,616&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=1536,925&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=2048,1233&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=878,529&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=744,448&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=576,347&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=440,265&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=424,255&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=180,108&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=107,64&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=116,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 116w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=200,120&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=231,139&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=322,194&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=664,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=100,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=87,52&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=234,141&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=150,90&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-470781362.jpg?resize=50,30&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Draconid northern light visible in the night sky over Farnebofjardens National Park near Skekarsbo, north of Stockholm, in October 2011. <span class=\"credit\">SCANPIX SWEDEN\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Draco, the constellation that the meteors will all fall from and around, is luckily relatively easy to spot due to its proximity to the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, which are two of the easiest constellations for the average space-lover to find. <\/p>\n<p>The Draconids were first discovered in the winter of 1900 at the Nice University in France by French astronomer Michel Giacobini. It was later recovered by Ernst Zinner in 1913. <\/p>\n<p>The source, Comet 21P\/Giacobini-Zinner, is named after both discoverers. Its streak leaves a trail of rock and ice, with these grains burning up once it passes through Earth to create the Draconid meteor shower.<\/p>\n<p>Despite most meteor showers not being visible from the grounds of the Big Apple, a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/16\/us-news\/meteor-soars-over-statue-of-liberty-burns-up-above-manhattan-nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">meteor that crashed in New Jersey<\/a> in July had been visible streaking across the sky just over the Statue of Liberty. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/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:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us-news\/annual-draconid-meteor-shower-to-streak-across-skies-through-oct-10\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Draconid meteor shower has returned for its annual show in the skies \u2014 and while this year\u2019s spectacle may be fainter than in past years, experts think 2025\u2019s light &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111357\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}