Sabtu, 17 April 2010

Meteor Showers Can be Seen Without Tools





Bandung (ANTARA News) - Research Professor of Astronomy Astrophysics Lapan said Thomas Djamaluddin, Lyrids meteor shower phenomenon which occurs in 16-26 April can be seen without using any tools.

'When using the tool, especially through binoculars, field of view becomes narrow. This fact can cause a meteor shower is not visible. While with the naked eye, the field of view to the sky becomes widespread, 'said Thomas Djamaluddin, Bandung, Friday.

According to Thomas this phenomenon was only seen in the earth's equator and the northern part, because the meteors Lyrids move from the northeast and north westerly direction.

Everyone in the hemisphere, he said, could see this phenomenon at midnight to early morning and peak in 21-22 April.
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