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🔭✨ IUCAA SPACE AND ASTRONOMY EVENTS🌠
Gear up for the upcoming Leonid meteor shower caused due to the debris left by the Comet ☄️ Tempel-Tuttle.
🔭✨ IUCAA SPACE AND ASTRONOMY EVENTS🌠
Gear up for the upcoming Leonid meteor shower caused due to the debris left by the Comet ☄️ Tempel-Tuttle.
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This comet requires 33 years to complete its one round about the Sun, and every 33 years we see a Peak in the ZHR (Zenithal Hourly Rate) of the meteor shower, i.e. no. of meteors are visible per hour for a location.
This comet requires 33 years to complete its one round about the Sun, and every 33 years we see a Peak in the ZHR (Zenithal Hourly Rate) of the meteor shower, i.e. no. of meteors are visible per hour for a location.
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A 'Radiant' is an apparent point in a constellation(in this case, Leo), where the Meteors seem to originate from if we trace back their path.
Image by: Fred Espenak "Mr. Eclipse"
A 'Radiant' is an apparent point in a constellation(in this case, Leo), where the Meteors seem to originate from if we trace back their path.
Image by: Fred Espenak "Mr. Eclipse"
