The Earth is about to catch a

On May 23, 24, our planet will receive an amazing astronomical phenomenon - the "meteor storm" with a density of up to 1,000 meteors per hour (usually, We can witness meteor shower with a density of 60 tracks / hour.

This meteor shower comes from comet 209P / LINEAR . As the Earth passes through comets, Earth will catch many remnants from the comets' debris. As a result, we will have the opportunity to admire a lot of bright, dense meteors.

Remnants left in the orbit of the 209P / LINEAR comet fell into the Earth's atmosphere, creating a meteor shower

The region of North America and South Canada as well as European countries will have the opportunity to admire this phenomenon most clearly.

The peak area will catch the remnants of comets left on the night of May 23, 2014.Southern Canada and the US are thought to be the best places to watch meteor showers

At this time, our planet is like moving into a snowstorm of ice and ice, it will burn the atmosphere and provide light trails.

According to astronomers, with the current orbit of the 209P / LINEAR comet, all the remnants pushed between 1803 and 1924 fall into the path of the Earth in early May 2014. As a result, two weeks later - on May 23, 24/5 the remnants left in this orbit will fall into the Earth's atmosphere, creating a meteor shower.

Jane Houston, a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said: "Because comets now produce quite a bit of dust, the frequency may be much lower than anticipating 1,000 meteors per hour. Although it is not a true meteor storm, this is also a big meteor, enough to not disappoint viewers. "

Gemma Lavender astronomer from Space shared: "Meteorologists have predicted this meteor shower to be " the meteor storm " however, according to recent calculations, the idea of ​​phenomena that viewers can observe with a density of 1,000 meteors per hour can be reduced.

Astronomers will still study the remnants of the 209P / LINEAR comet to make the most accurate prediction. "

The 209P / LINEAR Comet was first discovered in February 2004 but this is its first meeting with Earth. The trajectory of the 209P / LINEAR comet brings it close to the Sun after each cycle of 5.09 years.