Tonight, try for a moment to look at the dark sky.Who knows you're one of the lucky ones to witness the astronomical phenomenon, Draconid meteor shower this year.
Typically, Huffington Post launch, the meteor shower occurs when the early days, but the best time to see the Draconid meteor shower is in the afternoon, or after maghrib time.
For a time the United States, the best time to see the Draconid meteor shower is on October 7 after sunset.Meanwhile, for the time is at 8 to 9 October Indonesian 18:00 to 22:00 pm.
This year, Draconid meteor shower will look very bright. To optimize your vision, you should go to a low light bulbs, and let the eyes adapt to the dark for 20 minutes.
Draconid meteor shower comes from the remnants of the Giacobini-Zinner comet dust that is in the constellation Draco and the Dragon. This October, the comet Giacobini-Zinner will not leave residual dust and ice that many to Earth.
600 meteors
Draconid meteor shower phenomena most interesting occurred in October 2011. At that time, 600 colored meteor shower meteors per hour. The resulting glare can barely be seen by the people in the European region.
To see the meteor shower phenomenon that is absolutely necessary prerequisite, namely the weather. To be able to see it with the naked eye the sunny weather is needed, not in cloudy weather or smog.
Take it easy, Draconid meteor shower will not harm humans, because the comet material only remnants of dust and will burn in the Earth's atmosphere in a matter of seconds.
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