This week, it will be possible to observe a new shower of shooting stars. Here’s everything you need to know regarding this astronomical event.
Meteor showers are, without a doubt, one of the astronomical events the most anticipated. They have the particularity of being easily observable, and do not require the need for specific equipment. To fully appreciate this type of phenomenon, it is still necessary to know where to look. We detail everything for you.
Comet C/1983 H1 IRAS-Araki-Alcock
A few days later the meteor shower of the Eta Aquaridsdetailed in a previous article, it is the turn of the meteor shower of Eta Lyrides to light up the sky. As you were told, this kind of phenomenon is associated with the friction of meteors in the upper atmosphere: it is this action that dots the sky with small luminous white dots.
The Eta Lyrid meteor shower is associated with comet C/1983 H1 IRAS-Araki-Alcock. Despite its barbaric name, it will be at the origin of a pretty, although not very intense, shower of shooting stars, active from May 3 to 13, and which will reach its peak on May 8.
A shower of low-intensity shooting stars
If the meteor shower of the Eta Aquarids shone with its number of visible meteors, this one will be much more timid. In effect, we predict “just” 3 meteors per hour during this peak. To properly observe this rain of shooting stars, it will be necessary to look in the direction of the constellation of Lyra, that is to the northeast.
