October is approaching, and with it a new cycle of astronomical events is poised to grace Earth’s night sky!
Astronomy lovers, from the most beginner to the most experienced, will have excellent reasons to dust off their telescopes or binoculars and prepare them for celestial observation!
October’s astronomical events are marked by two meteor showers: meteor showers dragons and orionids.
The Draconid meteor shower may be more subtle and less impressive than its lunar successor, and somewhat difficult to observe. Rain produces just 10 meteors per hour and is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, first discovered in 1900.
This rain occurs between October 6 and 10 each year and will peak on the night of the 7th this year. Meteorites will radiate from the Northern Hemisphere constellation Draco the Dragon, but they can appear and stay anywhere in the sky. Sky observatory anywhere in Brazil.
The Orionid meteor shower will also be a big event and put on an extraordinary spectacle. The average meteor shower is caused by debris left behind by the famous Halley’s Comet, which has been known and observed since ancient times.
Rain occurs between October 2 and November 7 each year, and this year it will reach the peak of maximum activity between the evening of October 21 and the early morning hours of October 22, producing up to 20 meteors per hour. That night the crescent will darken the sky and provide a good spectacle, especially after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Orion, but they can appear anywhere in the sky.
Using apps like Carta Celeste, Stellarium and SkyMap are great allies for observing and identifying objects in the sky!
Calendar of the main astronomical events of October 2022
10/02: Moon in Crescent Quadrant
10/05: Conjunction between Saturn and Moon
10/07: Maximum activity of the Draconid meteor shower
10/08: Conjunction between Jupiter and Moon
10/08: Mercury at maximum elongation
10/09: full moon
10/15: Connection between Mars and Moon
10/17: Descending Quarter Moon
21/10 and 22: Maximum activity of the Orionid meteor shower
10/24: Conjunction between Mercury and Moon
10/25: New month
10/25: Partial Eclipse of the Sun (not visible from Brazil)
10/25: Conjunction between Venus and Moon
Clear skies and good observations!
Source: Tec Mundo
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