Draconid Meteor Shower to Peak... on Wednesday
The Kuwait Astronomical Association announced the observation of the Draconid meteor shower in Kuwait's sky next Wednesday, with Association President Adel Al-Saadoun detailing the observation.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Kuwait Astronomical Society announced that showers of Draconid meteoroids will enter Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, October 7, noting that they “can be observed in the skies of Kuwait and northern hemisphere countries.”
For his part, Adel Al-Saadoun, president of the Society and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of the United Kingdom, explained that “the number of meteoroids entering the atmosphere per hour this year is low and variable, but in 2011 it reached 600 meteors per hour,” adding that they are “called Draconid meteors because they appear to radiate from the constellation Draco in the sky.”
He told Al-Rai, “These meteoroids consist of very fine dust and small rocks left behind by the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and the best time to observe them is after sunset and throughout the night,” clarifying that “their radiant is in the northern direction within the constellation Draco, near the North Star.”
To observers, the Draconid meteor showers appear to originate from the head of Draco, making their observation an attractive and enjoyable visual experience, and they are among the most exciting and thrilling meteor showers for astronomy enthusiasts.
Unlike most other meteor showers, the peak activity of the Draconids begins in the early evening hours after dusk, rather than in the pre-dawn hours.
