Orionid Meteor Shower and the brightest star

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Orionid meteor shower peaks, as in previous years, estimated at summit on October 21 to 22. Orionid meteor shower will be quite busy this time because other than the shower itself, many object to be seen, ranging from the constellations, the brightest star, seven star until an angel.


This year, the Orionids meteor shower will peak tonight. "The best time for observation is after 22.00 until about 1:00 o'clock in the morning. Because after 1:00 o'clock in the morning the Moon will appear in the east so that the light is disturbing," said Mutoha Arkanuddin of Jogja Astro Club community.
As is known, the observation of celestial objects requires a dark sky conditions. The brighter the sky by the light of moon or light pollution caused by lighting in the neighborhood, the potential to see the smaller celestial bodies.
Mutoha said, "Orionid Meteor shower this is not a major. Maybe we can only see 15-20 meteors per hour. Moreover, this time there is a disturbing light month, maybe we can hanye see less than 15 meteors."
But not to be disappointed, you can still expect to see a fireball, meteor which appears to be quite large and bright. Although it can not be ascertained how many could be seen, one would expect that the most fitting time for waiting for him when the Moon is not shining brightly.
"In addition to meteor showers, we can also see Jupiter to be the opposition on 29 October with the naked eye. Constellation Orion itself can also be seen, this is interesting because this constellation also marked the beginning of the rainy season," said Mutoha. In addition, there is the constellation Canis Mayoris. "There we can see the brightest star, Sirius. Then we also can see seven stars angel. So there is a lot we can see," he added.
Orionid meteor shower peaking every year in October. This meteor shower occurs because the rest of Halley's comet dust enters Earth's atmosphere and burned. Orionid meteor shower is named because the meteors seemed to come from the constellation Orion. To be able to see, live observer directs the eyes to the east. In addition, to observe the need in a location convenient to the sky as dark as possible to be maximal in the observations. Jogja Astro Club will hold their own observations on the beach Parangkusumo, Parangtritis, Yogyakarta.