Ithikithi Yakho Embukisweni Ongcono Kokukhanya Kwehlobo: I-Perseid Meteor Shower

Ingabe izingane zakho ziyamangaliswa izinkanyezi namaplanethi? Ukubamba i-summer meteor shower kuyinto isingeniso esiphelele sokuqhafaza. Ngokungafani nezenzakalo eziningi zezinkanyezi, ukugeza kwe-meteor kungabhekwa ngamehlo, ngakho-ke awudingi i-telescope. Konke okudingayo yizihlalo ezimbalwa zetshani noma ingubo nesibhakabhaka esibumnyama. Yisizathu esiphelele sokuhamba kampu ehlobo.

Ngonyaka ojwayelekile, ama-Perseids angaphakamisa izinkanyezi zokudubula ezingu-50 kuya ku-100 ngehora.

I-Perseid Meteor Shower

Umbukiso omkhulu wokukhanya wasehlobo yiPerseid Meteor Shower, okubhekwa kakhulu eNyakatho Yezwe Elisha kuze kube semkhatsini wezinga eliphezulu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kubonakala kusukela olwandle kuya olwandle olukhanyayo e-United States nase-Alaska naseHawaii. Ungawubheka futhi eCanada, eMexico, e-Asia naseYurophu.

Ngokomlando weGrithani, umcimbi wonyaka ukhumbula isikhathi lapho unkulunkulu uZeus evakashela uDanae oshonile ngegezi legolide.

Indodana yabo, uPerseus, yayiyiqhawe eliyingqungquthela yamaGrisi elaqeda iMedusa futhi lilondolozwe i-Andromeda kusukela ku-monster Sea Cetus. Ngesikhathi ama-meteors engabonwa noma yikuphi esibhakabhakeni sasebusuku, avela avela esifundeni esise-Perseus constellation.

Izazi ze-astronomists zitshela indaba ehlukile. I-Comet Swift-Tuttle idlula ohlelweni lwethu lwezolanga njalo eminyakeni engu-133, eshiya indlela embi yezidumbu ngemuva. Ihlobo ngalinye phakathi kuka-July nango-Agasti ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti, uMhlaba uwela umzila we-Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Ukuhamba kwe-comet kugcwele i-rubble ehlabayo emkhathini ongaphezulu weMhlaba ngamamayela angaphezu kuka-100 000 ngehora, ikhanyise isibhakabhaka sasebusuku ngezixuku. Ngobusuku obumnyama, obungenazinyanga, amaPerseids angaletha amamitha ayikhulu ngehora phezulu.

Iphi futhi kuphi Ukubuka Ama-Perseids

Ngenkathi: Iwashi ligijima minyaka yonke kusuka ngoJulayi 17 kuya ku-Agasti 24 kodwa inhlanhla kulindeleke ukuthi ivele ekuseni ekuseni ka-Agasti 12-13, 2017.

Lapho: Ukuze ubuke kahle, uzodinga ukuphuma emadolobheni nasemadolobhaneni nasezindaweni ezivulekile ezivulekile. Ngenxa yokwanda kwethu kwansuku zonke kwezitshalo zasemadolobheni nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni, abantu abambalwa nabambalwa bayakwazi ukujabulela isibhakabhaka sasebumnyama esibhakabhakeni sangempela ngempela.

Izindawo zokugcina izinkanyezi yizindawo eziMnyama-Sky ezikhethwe yi-International Dark-Sky Association, kuhlanganise nalawo ase-United States. Lezi amapaki namazwe omphakathi anesimo esibhakabhaka esibhakabhaka esibhakabhakeni ngoba ukungcola okukhanyayo cishe akukhona futhi ubumnyama buvikelwe njengemithombo ebalulekile yemvelo.

Izindawo ze-Dark-Sky e-US

Ayikwazi ukuyifaka epaki esemnyama-esibhakabhakeni esemthethweni? Ngokuqinisekile ungenza ngenxa yokuthi uqondise kwenye indawo yesimnyama-esibhakabhakeni enokungcola okuncane okuphakathi kokushayela kude lapho uhlala khona. Nakhu okufanele ubuke khona:

Amasayithi Omnyama ase Sky in the US


Indlela: Uma ungadonseli konke, faka i-alamu yakho ivuke phakathi kwamabili. Vumela cishe amaminithi angu-20 ukuze amehlo akho alungiselele esibhakabhakeni sasebusuku obumnyama, futhi uzinike okungenani ihora lokubuka isikhathi. Abashayeli beMeteor bavame ukhiqiza izinkanyezi ezidubulayo ezinqenqemeni nasezingxenyeni, kunokuba kube nomfula oqhubekayo. Ukuvumela isikhathi esithile esibalulekile kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi uzobona inqwaba yezimboni.