Meteor showers and a star showstopper visible in NYC this month
The showstopper of the night sky is the Summer Triangle, which is made up of three bright stars from three different constellations: Altair from Aquila the Eagle, Deneb from Cygnus the Swan and Vega from Lyra. Stargazers will also be able to see planets, star clusters and two meteor showers – all with the naked eye. Most can be seen within the five boroughs, in a park, cemetery or other dark spaces.
Spica, a very bright brilliant blue star in the sky, is in the constellation of Virgo. This star will perform a magic trick of sorts on July 13 around 11:25 p.m. On that evening, astronomy buffs can watch the moon edge closer and closer to Spica, until the star disappears behind its lunar neighbor. Often mistaken for stars, three planets are visible with an unaided eye – Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. They are not difficult to find in the dissonance because they are bright, but do not twinkle.
There are also two meteor showers this month. Southern Delta Aquariids begins July 18 and extends to Aug. 21. On July 29-30, the shower peaks with 20 meteors per hour at a speed of 25 miles per second. The shooting stars will appear in the southern part of the sky, originating from the constellation Aquarius.
The meteor shower is one of Faherty’s favorites because of its bright and plentiful shooting stars. The cosmic light show is the result of space dust from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to orbit the sun. The comet’s nucleus is 16 miles wide.
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