隨後,根據天文專家介紹,一年一度的獅子座流星雨將在今天(11月17日)19時左右迎來極大,每小時天頂流量大約10到20顆。
我們中國,可以在今晚午夜至黎明時段看到!
雖然流量不是很大,但不乏有明亮的火流星,這些流星在夜空中拖著長長的尾巴,看起來會應該會很漂亮哦。
那麼問題來了,你想和誰一起看?
Leonid meteor shower will shoot fireballs across the sky this week
CNN
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky.
周二凌晨,獅子座流星雨將會在天空中划過。
拓展詞彙Leonid:/ˈlē-ə-nid /n. 獅子(座)流星,十一月流星:在每年十一月中旬,重複出現的流星雨中的一顆流星One of the falling stars of the meteor shower recurring annually in mid-November. 託福 專八meteor: /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/流星a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere【近義表達】shooting star,falling star 高考 四級 六級 考研 專四shower:/ʃaʊər/ 【熟詞僻義】除了有「淋浴器」還指「陣雨;陣雪」或者作動詞指「陣雨般的東西降落」【詞源】中古英語schoure,和德語 Schauer (陣雨)是同源詞。最常用的詞義是「陣雨」和「沐浴」,也用於比喻「大量灑落」或「大量地給予禮物」。到了20世紀 shower 在美國英語被賦予新義「送禮會」。在美國一個女孩即將成為幸運的新娘或即將分娩時,她的好友會為她舉辦一個 shower ( party ) , 贈送很多禮物以表達對她的關愛和祝福。
Meteors can be harder to see when there is a bright moon,but fortunately the moon will only be 5% visible,according to the American Meteor Society.The meteor shower is expected to peak on November 16 and 17.The Leonids will be most visible from the Northern Hemisphere,but you can also view them from the Southern Hemisphere.
根據美國流星學會的說法,當月亮很亮的時候,很難看到流星,但幸運的是月亮只有5%的可見度。流星雨預計在11月16日和17日達到高峰。獅子座流星雨在北半球最容易看到,但在南半球也可以看到。
Weather can also impact visibility.The United States should have mostly clear skies during the peak nights,except for some storms along the West Coast,according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen.
天氣也會影響能見度。據CNN氣象學家戴夫·亨寧(Dave Hennen)說,在高峰期的夜晚,除了西海岸會有一些風暴,美國的大部分地區應該是晴朗的。
The diminutive Comet Tempel-Tuttle,the parent body of the Leonids,will cross Earth's orbit,creating a vaporizing shower of debris in the atmosphere.The comet takes 33 years to complete one orbit of the sun.
獅子座流星雨的母星,矮小的坦普點·塔特爾彗星,將穿過地球軌道,在大氣層中產生大量的汽化碎片。這顆彗星需要33年才能繞太陽轉一圈。
Typically,there are between 10 and 15 meteors per hour.Check online to see when it will be visible in your part of the world.
一般來說,每小時有10到15顆流星。可以在網上查詢你所在地區何時能看到它。
Sometimes the Leonid meteors can shoot across the sky in brilliant colors.The color of the meteor depends on the metal in the meteor,and for these green ones,it was likely magnesium,according to NASA.
獅子座流星雨有時會以絢麗的色彩划過天空。根據NASA的說法,這顆流星的顏色由其所含的金屬決定,綠色的,可能是鎂。
拓展詞彙depend on/upon sb/sth:①取決於if something depends on something else, it is directly affected or decided by that thing【例句】How much it costs depends upon how much you buy.價錢取決於你買多買少。 ②依靠;依賴If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.【例句】Zuijie depended on her writing for her income. 最後靠寫作賺取收入。
Unfortunately,this year's shower won't produce a meteor storm,which is when you can see upward of 1,000 meteors per hour.Although such an event has been associated with the Leonid meteor shower before,the last storm happened in 2001.
不過,今年的流星雨不會產生流星風暴。流星風暴每小時可以看到1000顆以上的流星。雖然以前就有過獅子座流星風暴,但上一次是2001年的時候了。