Our earth is being brushed through apace rubble by a guest which visited before in 1986, the Halley’s Comet. The comet which is passing close to the earth sprinkles small rocks and the phenomenon is called as meteor shower. When the shower is at its boom, it would sprinkle rocks with an average speed of around 20 meteors per hour. Experts are considering it a shower with comparatively moderate intensity as compared with its previous record.
The sprinkling scene will continue for many nights to come after Wednesday night. The meteors are produced by a group of tiny rocks which revolve around the solar system in the orbit of Halley’s Comet. The meteors are also called as Orionids because they seem to emit from the constellation Orion.
The constellation can be easily seen and identified. Its appearance is more like an hour glass with easily observable sand particles. The appearance of the constellation is located near the equator. That’s why the constellation can be viewed in any part of the world. In order to have a good view of the Orionids, the best time for observation is late hours of the night. The moonlight may hinder the view due to its haziness light. But quite luckily, the moon will be in its initial stages with no moonlight at midnight.
As far as the appropriate place is concerned, a site outside the city is best to view the constellation. It would take some time to enable your eyes to adjust to the dim spatial objects. The Orionids are easily visible with the naked eye.
Halley’s Comet 2009
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