According to the forecast of Time and Date website, in 2023, Vietnamese people will have the opportunity to admire 9 waves.light rain” spectacular, including the Quadrantids of January.
Those are the storms meteor shower beautiful peaks in the months of January, April, May, 8, 10, 11 and 12 of 2023.
1. Quadrantids
This is the only “past” meteor shower on the list, falling from December 28, 2022 to January 12 of this year, following peaking with 110 stars on the night of the 3rd and the early morning of the 4th. -first. Quadrantids fell from meteorite 2003 EH1. However, don’t be too sorry if you miss it. Light rain from the sky will fall on Earth 8 more times with a favorable view for the Vietnamese.
A view of a meteor shower over the US sky – Photo: NASA
2. Lyrids
From the lute-shaped constellation Lyra, the Lyrids meteor shower will fall from April 14 to 30, in which peaks on the night of April 22 and early morning of April 23 with regarding 18 shooting stars per hour. This is the oldest meteor shower known to mankind, appearing in ancient Chinese history 2,500 years ago.
This meteor shower comes from Thatcher’s dusty tail, a comet that takes 415 to orbit the Sun. It is expected that humans will not see Comet Thatcher until 2276, although every year the Earth passes through its tail.
3. Eta Aquarids
This meteor shower falls from April 19 to May 28, peaking at night on May 6 and dawn on May 7 with 50 shooting stars per hour. This meteor shower is one of only two meteor showers produced by Halley’s comet this year, but it will appear to be emanating from the brightest star Eta Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius.
4. Perseids
This star named following the mythical Greek warrior comes from the tail of the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, although emanating from the constellation Perseus. It falls from July 17 to August 24, peaking on the night of the 13th and early morning on the 14th with up to 100 meteors per hour.
The Perseids meteor shower – Photo: NASA
5. Draconids
The rain of light looks like a spray of fire from the “sky dragon” – this constellation of Thien Long (Draco) will take place quite briefly, only from October 6 to 10. It peaked on the night of the 9th, 10th and 10th morning and then disappeared. Its origin is comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
6. Orionids
With 20 meteors per hour, this light rain peaks on the night of October 21 and early morning of October 22 from Ho Chi Minh City, but falls from November 2-19 to November 7. This is the second meteor shower of the year that originates from the dusty tail of Halley’s comet, but looks like it comes from the constellation Orion, taking the form of a hunter.
7. Leonids
This is also a small meteor shower that falls from November 6 to 30, peaking the night of November 18 and early morning of November 19 with 20 shooting stars per hour. This shower of light from the constellation Leo originated from comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
8. Geminids
The most beautiful light rain of the year will pour up to 150 shooting stars every hour on the maximum night – the evening of December 14, the morning of December 15 – and fall from December 4 to 20, visible in both regions. bridge.
This particular meteor shower did not fall from a comet but from the dusty tail of the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, an object of special care by astronomers because it is most likely one of the “fossils” from dawn. of the solar system.
The meteor shower will appear to be emanating from the constellation Gemini (Gemini).
A spectacular light rain was recorded by NASA when the Geminids meteor shower appeared – Photo: NASA
9. Ursids
Ursids will fall from December 17 to 26 with a peak on the night of December 22 and dawn on December 23. It is expected that 10 meteors will appear every hour of this maximum night. The origin of this rain of light is comet 8P/Tuttle, however it will appear to be emanating from the constellation Ursa Minor.