According to the reporter of Mehr, meteor showers are one of the attractive astronomical phenomena that can be seen in the sky of Iran during the year, more than 60 different events. These showers reach their peak on different days and nights, and on average, we can say that a meteor shower reaches its maximum intensity almost every week. However, many of these showers, in terms of intensity and the number of visible meteors, are not very important for public information and attracting the attention of ordinary people.
Most meteor showers produce only 6 to 15 meteors per hour at their peak. This amount is not significantly different compared to the number of scattered meteors that can be seen in the sky even on a normal night without any particular precipitation (which is estimated at an average of 5 to 6 meteors per hour). Therefore, rains with such intensities do not create a special and distinct experience for ordinary people that are worth public invitation to observe them.
The giant meteor shower that reaches its peak on the evening of Tuesday, October 29, is an example of this type of weak rain. In ideal observing conditions in Iran—that is, when there is no moonlight in the sky, light pollution is minimized, there is no dust and clouds in the sky, and the observer is located in a place where the focus of the precipitation is directly above his head—the maximum number of visible meteors will be about 20 meteors per hour. However, the reality of observational conditions in Iran includes extensive light pollution in urban areas, abundant dust, and frequent cloud covers, which usually drastically reduce the number of visible meteors. vision will be
Astronomers believe that inviting the public to observe the meteor shower due to its low intensity and unfavorable observation conditions will lead to an unsuccessful and unfavorable experience for the public. Therefore, extensive media attention to this rain and encouraging people to be in dark places far from cities is more related to the motivation of attracting visitors and increasing followers on social networks, and it is not justified from a scientific and professional point of view.
On the other hand, the most important meteor shower this year in Iran is the Jozai meteor shower, which reaches its peak on the nights of December 22 and 23. The conditions for observing this rainfall are much more suitable; The moon rises after midnight and during the peak of the shower, under ideal conditions, it is possible to see more than 100 to 150 meteors per hour. This amount of precipitation is considered attractive and a significant experience for the general public, and the invitation to observe this meteor shower is a scientific and well-founded recommendation.
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