Saturday, December 7, 2013

Russians promised meteor rain - BFM.Ru

Soon Russian residents can watch in the night sky meteor shower Pullidy-Velids. It is reported IA “VladTaym” referring to Sergei Smirnov, the Secretary of the Propaganda Department of the Central Astronomical Observatory.

If not it will be cloudy, the stream is opened the eyes of observers on the night of December 9. Since the crescent moon glows the sky, you can see up to 15 falling meteors per hour.

special gift space prepared for the northern hemisphere: they promised and did meteor fireworks. In this case it would seem that the body of cosmic origin do not fall, and if take off from the surface of the Earth.

Meteorites are remnants of comets and asteroids, which burn, getting into the atmosphere. Previously, scientists assured that Earthlings will see “comet century» ISON in early December 2013. However, it proved to be small kernel, and according to NASA, it broke on the way to the Sun.

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