Draconid Meteor Shower - This Weekend (October 7)
Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2012
By Makubex
Draconid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Meteor shower is best visible on October 7 after sunset. Also the moon rises late in the evening, which favours the meteor shower. Radiant lies in the constellation of Draco. Look towards west part of the sky to locate the radiant. Draconid meteor shower are best viewed from northern hemisphere. Draconid are usually quite, peaking 10 per hour. However this year it might favour more, since Earth passes through dense clump of debris of comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.

Check the sky map below, (radiant is marked in arrows)



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