Lerida meteor shower: When, where and how to see it

In late April, astronomers in the Northern hemisphere will have the opportunity to observe a meteor shower Lerida, which is the dusty trail of a comet revolving in orbit around the Sun for many centuries, reports Joinfo.ua with reference to space.com.

Astronomers will have the chance to see a meteor shower in the sky Lirey in the period from April 16 to April 25, 2017.

The best day to see the meteor shower Lerida will be Saturday, April 22, said an expert on meteors, NASA, bill Cooke. Like most meteor showers, the peak viewing will be before dawn.

According to cook, the average Lerida meteor shower produces 15 to 20 meteors per hour. In some years a meteor shower is enhanced and can produce up to 100 meteors per hour, this phase of activity of a meteor shower called "flash", but it is difficult to predict exactly when this will happen.

"Some believe that the frequency of outbreaks there is a certain regularity, but the available data do not confirm it. Although the average period between outbursts 30 years, but that's only the average, the actual number of years between outbreaks is changing," cook said.

Radiant - the point from which the meteors appear, will be high in the evening sky in the constellation Lyra to the northeast of VEGA, one of the brightest stars visible in the night sky at this time of year. Try to look not only at the point of the radiant, because in this case you can skip the meteors with long tails.

According to information collected by the journalist, Pointmedia, Olga lexi, the young moon will only appear a few days later, on April 26. This is very well, because moonlight will not interfere to overlook the bright tails of the meteors, which they leave in the night sky. It is best to observe this spectacle, away from city lights, where the sky is usually much darker, so the meteor shower will look much brighter.

"Meteor shower Lerida has an average brightness, it is not as bright as the famous Perseid meteor shower in August, which tends to leave a brighter trail", said bill cook.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»