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Stargazing 101 UDI-172-M1

Stargazing 101 UDI-172-M1. We went to John Rowe’s Farm by Caesar’s Creek October 20, 2009. Orionid Meteor Shower. Annual meteor showers occur when left over debris from comets intersect our orbit around the Sun. Best time to see the most meteors is between 1:00 am and dawn

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Stargazing 101 UDI-172-M1

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  1. Stargazing 101UDI-172-M1 We went to John Rowe’s Farm by Caesar’s Creek October 20, 2009

  2. Orionid Meteor Shower • Annual meteor showers occur when left over debris from comets intersect our orbit around the Sun. • Best time to see the most meteors is between 1:00 am and dawn • When the Earth is rotated “face first” into the shower • The meteors are like bugs hitting the windshield of a car • Bugs don’t splatter on the side and rear windows NightWatch, p. 160

  3. Orionid Meteor Shower • Orionid Meteor Shower peaks tonight • Named so because the meteors appear to radiate from the Orion constellation • We are passing through the debris trail of Halley’s Comet • 30-50 meteors per hour • AccuWeather article • http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.asp?partner=accuweather&blog=astronomy&pgurl=/mtweb/content/astronomy/archives/2009/10/on_the_hunt_for_meteors.asp • Yahoo article • http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091020/sc_space/getoutorionidmeteorshowerpeaksovernight Orion rises in the SE around 2:30 am www.AccuWeather.com

  4. Iridium Flares • The Iridium communication satellites have a peculiar shape with three polished door-sized antennas, 120 degrees apart and at 40 degree angles with the main bus. Occasionally an antenna will reflect sunlight directly down to the Earth, creating a predictable and quickly moving illuminated spot of about 10 km diameter. To an observer this looks like an extremely bright flare in the sky with a duration of a few seconds. www.en.wikipedia.org

  5. Iridium Flares • Tonight, there will be an Iridium flare at 8:30:15 pm (20:30:15 pm). • We will look for it in the East to NNE heavens-above.com

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