Astronomy, Current event

Current event in Astronomy

The best of the fire-works which lit up the sky , cannot match this spectacular show . The

beauty of these fire-works is not even comparable to the beauty of this show . The fire-works

travel from earth to space while the objects of this show fall from space to earth . The host of fire

works which adorn the sky is man , whereas the host of this show which will adorn the sky on

the night of 12 August 07 is mother nature

Comet Swift-Tuttle is very far away

from the Earth , but the tail of this comet is very near to

Earth 's orbit , every year in the month of August . The tail , which is traveling at a very high speed

of about 132 ,000 miles per hour , intersects the orbit of Earth and breaks into small meteors . This

phenomenon occurs regularly every year in the month of August . The date this year is 12

August . These meteors are known as ` Persieds ' because they shoot out from the constellation

Perseus

The meteors will appear like a stone skipping through the surface of water of a pond . They

will appear from the horizon on the night of 12-13 August 07 , and skim through the sky . The

number may be less initially , but as the night advances , one may be able to see many such

persieds adorning the sky . To begin with , one may witness one Perseid per hour , but once the

mid night passes , this number may rise to a dozen per hour , and the climax will be reached

around dawn time , when the number could be a meteor per minute

It is advisable to go to the countryside to watch this natural show . The glare of the city lights

may not give the joy that the absence of the same can give . Moreover this 12th August is a new

moon night , so there is no fear of moonlight obstructing the view . It is going to be a completely

dark sky

One needs to watch the North East direction to see this spectacular show A Perseid fireball photographed by Pierre Martin , on 12 August 06

Ontario , Canada (Dr .Tony Philips

There is one more exciting event occurring with this show on 12 Aug 07 . Planet Mars , will

also be visible in the constellation Taurus , just below the Perseus constellation . Mars looks

brighter than normal , and it will be difficult to take the eyes off from this planet . It is more

brighter and more reddish because Earth and Mars are converging , and will be nearest to each

other in December 07 . Mars , unlike other planets and stars , does not twinkle (Dr .Tony Phillips The Eastern sky as it would appear before sunrise on 13 August 07 (Dr .Tony Phillips

What is the science behind the spectacular beauty created by the meteoroids in the night sky

It is simple . Even a high school student can understand the scientific fact , behind meteors . Earth

is moving at a very high velocity along its...