by Max Whitman
Meteors are bits of rock, debris, or ice that enter the Earth's atmosphere, an occurrence that happens hundreds of times on any given night. They are seen in the sky as short lived streaks of light that move quickly across the night sky.
Meteor showers are instances that happen when the Earth's route around the Sun floats all the way through a field which is really thick with particles and space debris, causing an increase in the number of shooting stars observable. There are many annual meteor showers which appear throughout the year, some of which are more extraordinary than the others, and are given their name after the Constellation from which they seem to emanate out of.
Due to the fact that meteor showers are the outcome of the Earth moving down its orbit right through a area of debris, the meteors will seem to radiate from a area in the sky from the exact direction the Earth happens to be traveling in, in its orbit. Think of a automobile traveling in a blizzard and the way each one of the snow flakes travel past the front of the car as you look through the front window and this will give you a good idea of why meteor showers look the way they do. Many meteor showers are a result of the planet earth floating through the debris that a comet has left about during its voyage around the Sun.
Watching meteors along with meteor showers is best carried out with the naked eye without the need for an optical device. While observing through a pair of binoculars may reveal quite a few of the fainter meteors that you wouldn't have the capacity to see otherwise, the lowered field of view in reality will cause you to pass-up a lot more than you will without them. The big vibrant meteors that you can observe using the naked eye are definitley the most awe-inspiring anyhow. It is advisable to simply use your own peripheral vision to look at the whole sky, since the overall location where meteors are anticipated to show up can be identified while the exact location of each and every meteor is just up to accidental probability.
Mainly because no equipment is needed, going out to watch a meteor shower can be a much more relaxed way of stargazing which amateur astronomers as well as people who possess next to no interest in astronomy or the science of meteors, beyond the lovely spectacle they make, will enjoy all the same.
If you are interested in learning more about stargazing tips, be sure to check out www.stargazingtonight.com, which features a complete <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Three-Major-Types-of-Telescope&id=6605360">guide to the stars</a> as well as a review of all the <a href="http://goarticles.com/article/How-to-Observe-a-Meteor-Shower/5456064/">best telescopes</a> around today.
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Title: On Observing Meteor Showers
Author: Max Whitman
Email: dannybstewart@gmail.com
Keywords: astronomy,stargazing,telescopes,hobbies,leisure,recreation,advice,science,technology,education,space,outdoors,activities,meteors,meteor showers
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Category: Hobbies
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