Top three best times to watch meteorites.
Published on 17 Sep 2011 at 12:00 am.
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Meteorites are actually meteors, or shooting stars, that have fallen to earth. The best time to watch meteors are during a moonless night where there-s very little light pollution. The observer will probably see a meteor streak across the sky every ten minutes. It-s best to watch with the naked eye, as binoculars or telescopes will simply limit what the viewer can see.
Several times a year the earth passes through meteor showers, which are believed to be remnants of dead comets. Some are famous, and people take time to see them.Check out this link here. The top three best times to see meteor showers are August 12, when the Perseid meteor shower appears, December 14, when the Geminids show up, and November 17, which is the time for the Leonids. Other meteor showers take weeks to come and go. The delta Aquarids, for example, can be seen from about mid-July to the end of August, and the Taurids can be seen throughout the fall.
Some showers are more intense in some years than in others. The Leonid meteor shower seems to peak every 33 years. The showers are named for the constellation they seem to radiate from. So, the Perseids seem to come from the constellation Perseus, the Geminids from Gemini, the Leonids from Leo, the delta Aquarids from Aquarius and the Taurids from the constellation Taurus.