Meteor Mystery

Meteor is commonly called a shooting star. In scientific language means that the path looks consequently falling meteoroids into the atmosphere. The appearance is due to the heat from the ram pressure. Sightings meteor called a bolide very bright. Flakes are left with the burning of the earth's atmosphere is called a meteor meteorite, meteor that hit the earth will shape impact crater.

Meteor may fall to earth in large quantities, these events are usually called meteor rain can fall to the ground in large numbers, these events are usually called meteor showers.

Meteor Rain in the Sky

Meteors can be attracted to the earth by gravity, these objects may be attracted because it's a small asteroids in space.


Type meteors are:


Lyrids Meteor

light of the Lyrids meteor would look just like a line. Meteor velocity is estimated as the lightning, is expected to occur within a few seconds. The color of light from meteors will vary according to the material forming meteors, but in general will look white. Meteors are not always shaped fireballs, meteors can explode in the air or touching the earth's land but does not contain toxins. Lyrids meteor can be seen at 1:00 early morning until just before dawn, usually occurs in mid-April until the end of April, can be seen about 20 comets per hour, can occur each year.

Perseid Meteor

which might be meteors we see most clearly and is usually seen in the northern hemisphere during the night in the warm summer. Light and many, Perseid associated with swift-Tuttle comet amazing

Perseid meteors from the constellation Perseus formed when the Earth passes through a cloud which is a residue of the Perseid swift-Tuttle comet, clouds of dust from Perseid predicted thousands of years old, the meteor shower is usually seen between July and August every year.


Orionid Meteor

Orionid Meteor green and yellow, this meteor shower will appear around October every year which can be caused by Halley's Comet around 75-76 years. Meteor light is near the constellation Orion.


Geminid Meteor

Meteor is formed from an asteroid called 3200 Phaeton. Asteroids do not generate dust into space so mrip with comets. 

Geminid Meteor was seen 150 years ago, and continuing every year in December can be seen showering the earth. This meteor shower is always seen more and more each year, even hundreds of meteors can be seen in the sky.


Quadrantid Meteor

Flashes of meteors can be seen by special cameras that produce composite images and combines short exposure. 

Meteor shower was never identified as a minor planet named planet 2003 EH1. Meteor is already in meticulous experts from various countries such as Japan, Korea and China. This meteor shower can be seen no more than an hour.