For the news regarding spacewalks and others, October is already considered as the most awaited month for the space lovers. With lots and lots of events happening in the night sky over the next 30 days. The Draconid Meteor Shower is set to peak on the evening of October 7 and 8, the favorite one.
And with the help of dusk, you will be able to check on light properly, if you seriously don’t want to miss it then get away from city lights, lay on the ground and look at one part of the sky. Focus on that area and you’ll be more able to spot those meteors.
On a brief note, it is already known that the ‘International Space Station (ISS)’ will be visible almost every night during the evening hours after sunset. The space station is about the size of a football field, is around 250 miles above the Earth. It is moving around 17,000 mph.
Watch the full video here (Draconid meteor shower-Perseids)
Check out the list of times to see it the next few nights:
*Wednesday, Oct. 4: 8:12 p.m.
*Thursday, October 5: 7:20 p.m., 8:56 p.m.
*Friday, October 6: 8:04 p.m.
October is also the best known time for viewing aurora borealis. These months of October and March tend to have the most events in the sky at night. It is assumed that the times of March and September has something to do with the equinox which occurs every year, since the inception.
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