Qatar to witness meteor shower Friday night
Qatar residents will be able to witness a meteor shower tomorrow night, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported, quoting Qatari astronomer Sheikh Salman bin Jabr al-Thani.
The Earth will pass through a dense stream of dust originating from Comet 209P/LINEAR, which could result in an intense meteor shower, possibly even a meteor storm, according to www.mattastro.com.
The Qatar Astronomy Club website said that “the meteor shower will be visible from Qatar Friday night, but the constellation Camelopardalis itself (where you can see most of the meteors coming from) isn’t too high in the sky”.
It said: “The constellation is visible the whole night (look North), but best hours of visibility will be from 7.30-9pm. You can stay observing the meteor shower until Saturday 3am.
“As usual, expect to see few meteors coming from different directions, mainly from the north, but few from here and there. In addition, it will be a good opportunity to observe five planets (Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Venus).”
Some forecasters have predicted more than 200 meteors per hour. Regions of north America, north Africa and the Middle East, including Qatar, are expected to be the best locations for watching the meteor shower, Sheikh Salman said.
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Reposted from Gulf Times. Photo by Dave Dugdale.
is canon 1100D with 75-300 mm lense able to capture the falling meteor shower ? :P
i think that zakreet mountains are best point to photo shoot ....
fully prepared :)
all set with my camera gear to capture some stunning shots
all set with my camera gear to capture some stunning shots
Thanks Khalli, I will check for a good lookout spots
Where is the best spot in Qatar to see the meteor shower, any suggestions??? Sealine maybe???
Give me a call dear when there is something up .
We 'r prepared for it ................................................ Thu , 22.05.2014 , 08.10 hrs