Ideal place, how to watch the Lyrids meteor shower in Vietnam tomorrow night

Astronomers in Vietnam can enjoy the full view of the Lyrids meteor shower (also known as Thien Cam meteor shower) on the evening of the 22nd and the morning of April 23 with 15-20 meteors per hour.

Good news for Vietnamese astronomers in general, and meteor lovers in particular, Mr. Dang Vu Tuan Son, Chairman of Vietnam Young Astronomical Association, said astronomers in Vietnam Nam will be fully watching the Lyrids meteor shower (aka Thien Cam meteor shower) on April 22 and 23.

With good weather conditions and in areas with less polluted atmospheric conditions , observers can see as many as 20 stars per hour.

Viewers need to observe with the naked eye and should not use telescopes or any instruments.(Illustration).

The time to observe this phenomenon was on the morning of April 22 and 23 (after midnight and before sunrise), because the constellation was already in the eastern sky, slightly deflected to the northeast.

To determine which constellations to observe, you find the three brightest stars in the eastern sky, forming a large triangle of three vertices: Vegam Altair and Deneb stars.

For effective observation, viewers need to observe with the naked eye and do not use telescopes or any instruments. Selecting a place of observation with a wide field of view, people watching a meteor should choose high ground, far from the city electricity, away from artificial light sources such as street lights to see clearly the light trails passing. Viewers can bring a recliner and soft sheet to comfortably watch the galaxy at night.

Lyrids meteor shower is a small rain that takes place from April 16-25, but the peak time is April 22 night to April 23 morning. Before and after this time, viewers can still see a small number of meteors.

The meteor shower of Thien Cam was formed from dust particles left by comet C / 1861 G1 Thatcher, an average meteor shower with about 15-20 meteor stars per hour. However, history has noted that the Lyrids meteorite 'exploded' in the sky like 1982, Lyrids meteor shower reaches 180-300 meteor stars in just minutes or 1922 meteor shower reaches 100 streaks hours.