November is a month to sit and gaze up at the sky and watch the bright meteor showers.
November allows three meteor showers to be observed in the sky.
The first are the Southern Taurids, which although they can be observed from October to the end of November, had their maximum peak of activity between Thursday 4 and Friday 5 November. These flashes have their origin in the comet 2P / Encke, which was discovered in 1786 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, but years later a study by the German Johann Encke determined that the comet of almost five meters in diameter took 3.30 years to give a return to the sun.
As it orbits the Sun, Comet 2P / Encke leaves behind traces of dust and debris. Every year, at the beginning of November, the Earth passes through that area of space, in which the fragments of the celestial object are suspended. When these hit our atmosphere, they become shooting stars.
Although the Southern Taurids are not a high intensity event because they leave a maximum of five meteors per hour, their shooting stars are very famous as they are “super-bright” objects.
In a count for astronomy followers, Infobae recommends the technology of the phone to locate the set of stars, therefore, you can use mobile applications such as SkySafari for Android, or SkyView for IOS, to find the stars and constellations in the sky. Experts recommend observing this type of phenomenon from places far from the light pollution of large cities.
Shortly after the Southern Taurids arrive the Northern Taurids. These are also detached debris from Comet 2P / Encke and will leave a maximum rate of five meteors per hour, easily observable, the night of November 12.
Leonidas rain
Around November 17 it will be possible to observe the Leonids, the most active rain of the month, with the highest activity on the night of November 17, with 20 shooting stars per hour. However, the Moon that will enter the full phase on November 19 may make it difficult to admire the meteor shower.
The Leonids radiate from the constellation Leo between Cancer and Ursa Major and they travel at speeds of 71 kilometers per second. They are considered some of the fastest meteors in existence.
These pieces of space debris originate from the Comet 55P / Tempel-Tuttle, which takes 33 years to orbit the Sun.
This small comet, whose core is only about 2.24 miles (3.6 kilometers) wide, is named Tempel-Tuttle because it was discovered twice independently: in 1865 and 1866 by Ernst Tempel and Horace Tuttle, respectively.
Every 33 years or so, viewers on Earth can experience a Leonid storm It can peak with hundreds or thousands of meteors seen per hour, depending on the location of the observer.
The last Leonid meteor storm occurred in 2002, according to NASA, so the extremely brilliant show will be given again in 2035, approximately. (I)
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