Can I see the 20 1 1 Ursa minor meteor shower in Tangjiawan, Zhuhai? If so, which direction is the best?

On the morning of February 23, 65438, around 10, the meteor shower in Ursa minor will appear, but it may not be observed during the day, but it will last for a while and should be seen at night. According to previous years, there are 10 meteors per hour in the Ursa minor meteor shower. Although it is not as spectacular as Gemini, it will not be affected by the moon, because it is November 29 of the lunar calendar. The sky is dark and can be observed by the naked eye. Because Ursa minor is in the North Pole, you should be able to see it if you look north that night.

But observing meteors requires high air and darkness. If you can't count more than 200 stars where you observe, I suggest you sleep.

There are several points to explain about meteor showers:

First of all, the meteor shower is not like rain as expected. As long as all the meteors come out from one radiation point, it can be considered as a meteor shower. There are nearly 40 meteors every year. Think about how many meteors you can see every year. The meteor shower flow mentioned in the forecast refers to the number of meteors that can be seen at the zenith every hour when the meteor shower reaches its peak, under the conditions of no light, no moonlight, clear weather and no wind. It is very difficult to achieve this condition, so the number of meteors actually seen is greatly reduced. The major meteor showers every year are the quadrant meteor shower around 65438+1October 4th, Lyra meteor shower around April 22nd, Perseid meteor shower around August 13- 14,1October1.

Secondly, it is difficult to predict the meteor shower accurately to hours, because the mass of the material forming the meteor shower is very small, and a little gravitational disturbance will change the time to reach the earth.

Thirdly, never watch the meteor shower with binoculars, just use the naked eye. Using a telescope will seriously affect the effect because of the small field of view received.

Finally, my opinion is that if you don't like astronomy and just want to see meteor storms, then don't hold any hope. In fact, this is largely the result of media reporters' ignorance of astronomy and hype. They think the meteor shower is the same as that in 200 1 year. But if you want to observe, you must go to the wild or the suburbs, otherwise the city lights will make you see nothing.