10 meteors per hour … “Northern Revolutionaries” rain down on the skies of Arab countries

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Tomorrow, Thursday, most Arab countries will experience the peak of the revolutionary meteor shower from the north.

A report from the Jeddah Astronomical Society revealed that Al-Thawriyat meteors produce 5 to 10 meteors per hour at their peak from small showers.

The association added, via its Facebook account, “There are two separate types, including” southern revolutionaries “and” northern revolutionaries “, and together they are active from late October to early December, and what sets them apart is that are rich in producing fireballs that are meteors bigger than the usual meteors and more. Light up. “

“Meteor showers are active every year as the globe passes through scattered remnants along the orbits of comets and asteroids, while pieces the size of a gravel hit the upper atmosphere and burn at an altitude of about 70-100 km. and appear to us in the form of meteors, “added the association.

He explained that “by determining the speed and direction of these meteorite bodies as they penetrate the earth, they can determine their path through the solar system and know the body responsible for their production, and in the case of the northern revolutionary meteors, their source is the ‘asteroid 2004 (TG10) “.

The association stressed that “to try to see the meteors of the northern revolutionaries, the observation must take place from a dark place away from the city lights just after midnight on Wednesday, as it will be its starting point in front of a group of Taurus stars towards the southeast horizon, but meteors can appear from anywhere on the dome of the sky. ” “.

The Kuwaiti news agency “KUNA” said astronomer Adel Al-Saadoun said: “Indeed, the meteors in the northern constellation of Taurus begin to enter the atmosphere from October 20 to December 10, but the maximum number of meteors per hour is November 11 and their number is estimated “. Five meteors per hour. “

He pointed out that “it has been called a southern revolutionary meteor because it can be seen externally emanating from the constellation Taurus, which are very small dust and rocks left behind by a comet (Encke 2P / Encke) approaching the sun every 3.3 years once and leaves and leaves behind dust, rocks and water vapor along its orbit And other gases. “