Meteor in Indonesia
According to lead researcher of astronomy and astrophysics at the National Aeronautics and Space Institute (LAPAN) ThomasDjamaluddin, the peak of the meteor shower occurred on April 21 to 22. At that time, an estimated 10-20 meteors appear every hour.
"Usually at certain times there was a big meteor, but this year isnormal," he said, Thursday (15/4/2010). Of comets meteor Tatcherastronomers began to note since 2600 years ago.
Meteor shower will fall near the constellation Lyra. Its location is between the horizon to the southeast sky. With the weather conditions that began memasukim dry season, marked by rainseldom falls, he said, it's most likely a meteor shower can be seenwithout clouds prevented at 01.00 after dawn until the wee hours.
Meteor showers that can be seen clearly by the inhabitants of the earth in the northern hemisphere. In Indonesia are located on the equator, an astronomer at the observatory Bosscha said EvanIrawan Akbar, chances are rather difficult to see. "The positionclose to the horizon, perhaps somewhat hindered the trees," he said. Before and after the peak, the number of meteors that fall is estimated that only an hour each.
For astronomers, the meteor shower of comets appear near Earthevery 415 years is considered normal. Meteor showers come fromcomets are melting the ice when its orbit is close to the sun.Particles of dust, ice, and loose stones were burned in the atmosphere before falling to earth.
According to Evan, this year there are 11 major meteor showersincluding the Lyrids. Each year, the earth is watered about 25thousand tons of space dust.
Sources: www.tempointeraktif.com
According to lead researcher of astronomy and astrophysics at the National Aeronautics and Space Institute (LAPAN) ThomasDjamaluddin, the peak of the meteor shower occurred on April 21 to 22. At that time, an estimated 10-20 meteors appear every hour.
"Usually at certain times there was a big meteor, but this year isnormal," he said, Thursday (15/4/2010). Of comets meteor Tatcherastronomers began to note since 2600 years ago.
Meteor shower will fall near the constellation Lyra. Its location is between the horizon to the southeast sky. With the weather conditions that began memasukim dry season, marked by rainseldom falls, he said, it's most likely a meteor shower can be seenwithout clouds prevented at 01.00 after dawn until the wee hours.
Meteor showers that can be seen clearly by the inhabitants of the earth in the northern hemisphere. In Indonesia are located on the equator, an astronomer at the observatory Bosscha said EvanIrawan Akbar, chances are rather difficult to see. "The positionclose to the horizon, perhaps somewhat hindered the trees," he said. Before and after the peak, the number of meteors that fall is estimated that only an hour each.
For astronomers, the meteor shower of comets appear near Earthevery 415 years is considered normal. Meteor showers come fromcomets are melting the ice when its orbit is close to the sun.Particles of dust, ice, and loose stones were burned in the atmosphere before falling to earth.
According to Evan, this year there are 11 major meteor showersincluding the Lyrids. Each year, the earth is watered about 25thousand tons of space dust.
Sources: www.tempointeraktif.com
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