The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower of this year is about to appear in the night sky. In fact, this year will have good lighting conditions for observation. Of course, it is always worth taking into account the advice to follow so as not to miss the appearance of any meteor from Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
Delta Aquarids will remain visible until August 23. However, there is a date when they are expected to reach their maximum intensity. In this way, it will be easier to find some of the meteors that come from the Comet 96P Machholz. It is a short period comet. orbit around the sun approximately every 5 years, collects the National Geographic Institute.
Thus, our planet will cross this month of July with the orbital path of the aforementioned comet causing the entrance of its particles in the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed. Thanks to its entrance – due to friction with the air – shooting stars are given rise.
When is the best day to see the rain of aquarids?
the peak of aquarid meteor shower is he July 30. Specifically, the night from July 29 to 30. 2022 will be an excellent year for observing delta aquarids, as these meteors will reach their peak two days after the new moon and this will allow the moonlight not to obscure the shower.
The best time to look at the night sky will then be after midnight, when the radiant is above the horizon, as indicated by the expert entity.
Where to see the rain of aquarids?
Faced with this issue, one thing must be prioritized: situate ourselves at a point where the sky is darkest possible. That is, it is important to stand in places with few obstacles to the view (such as buildings, trees or mountains). In this sense, one can use the list of Starlight Tourist Destinations that collects the best places for observing meteor showers.
-La Manchuela (Albacete).
– Region of Las Hurdes (Extremadura).
– Sierra de Cadiz (Andalusia).
– Alto Guadiato Valley (Andalusia).
– Allande (Asturias).
– Land Bobal (Valencia).
– Serranía de Cuenca (Castilla La Mancha).
– Lerin (Navarra).
– Muntanyes de Prades and Serra de Montsant (Catalonia).
– Sierra del Segura (Albacete).
– Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel (Albacete).
– Walls (Galicia).
– Fuencaliente of La Palma (Canary Islands).
– Sierra de Albarracín (Aragon).
-Alcudia Valley and Sierra Madrona (Castilla-La Mancha).
-The Massacre of Acentejo (Canary Islands).
– Menorca (Balearic Islands).
-Alto Turia (Valencian Community).
– Comarca Mining Basins (Aragon).
– Aigüestortes I Estany de Sant Maurici National Park (Catalonia).
– Muriel Viejo (Castile-Leon).
– Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).
– Serranía de Cuenca (Castilla La Mancha).
– Roncal Valley (Navarra).
– Gúdar-Javalambre Territory (Aragon).
– Monfrague (Extremadura).
– National Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia.
– Trevinca (Galicia).
– Sierra Sur de Jaén.
– Sierra Morena Andalusian.
– Mount Teide (Tenerife).
– Gredos North.
– The Montsec.
– Passion fruit from Abona (Tenerife).
– Valles de Leza, Jubera, Cidacos and Alhama Biosphere Reserve (La Rioja).
– The Palm.
Whether you can get into some of these areas or not, IGN recommends do not use optical instruments that limit our field of vision. Neither should the mobile or screens be used during the observation so that the eyes get used to the dark. Ultimately, there will be only lie down and look towards the darkest areas of the sky.
Source: Lasexta
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