Meteor shower to peak Wednesday night
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Rain Meteor Orionídes crosses the sky in record made in October 2007. Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pieces left by the famous Halley comet in ancient passages through the Solar System can be seen crossing the Brazilian sky on Wednesday (21). The phenomenon occurs during the peak of the Orionídes meteor shower, which can produce 20 or more meteors per hour under ideal observation conditions, according to the International Orga…
The rain of Orionídes meteors can be observed throughout the Brazilian territory in the early morning of Wednesday (21), approximately from 1h40 until dawn. According to the International Meteor Organization (IMO), the phenomenon must reach the peak with a rate of 20 or more meteors per hour, offering the opportunity to follow light risks [...]
According to the International Meteor Organization (IMO), 20 or more meteors of the Orionidae rain will be visible in all of Brazil in the early morning of Wednesday (21). According to the Climate Observatory, the phenomenon with the luminosity, traces have the chance to be seen with the naked eye. The best time for observation will be between 1h40 in the morning and the sunrise, period when the moon will be set, and the sky will be darker. The …
Climate Observatory highlights that Orionídes will be in its maximum activity, with light traces visible to the naked eye from north to south of the country
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