Leonids on a flight: How to watch the meteorical highlight!

Leonids on a flight: How to watch the meteorical highlight!

The night on the coming Sunday will be particularly exciting for star lovers, because the famous shooting star of the Leonids culminated. These impressive symptoms of heaven are the result of particles of the comet 55p/Tempel-Tuttle that penetrate the earth's atmosphere. This collision takes place once a year when the earth flies through the cloud of debris parts and ensures that numerous shooting stars become visible in the sky in November.

However, the encounter of earth and these tiny particles is not as numerous as in the Perseid current in summer. Experts estimate that up to ten Leonids will be shown on this Sunday morning, with the maximum reaching around 5 a.m. The Leonids move at an incredible speed of up to 252,000 kilometers per hour and seem to fly in all directions. However, your path can always be traced back to the constellation Lion, which also explains the origin of your name.

weather conditions and visual conditions

A decisive factor for observing the Leonids is the weather. According to the meteorologist Christoph Matella from Ubimet, there are excellent conditions for the viewing of the shooting stars in Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol. "The night is largely clear," says Matella. However, the view in other regions, such as from the Klagenfurt pool to the Lavanttal, could be clouded by stubborn high fog.

For everyone who wants to prepare for the star man, it is important to get dressed warm. In some parts of the region, such as Lienz, the temperatures will fall to minus five degrees. So if you are lucky enough to find a free field of vision, you should dress accordingly in order to be able to fully enjoy the impressive spectacle in the sky.

As always, the Leonids invite you to express wishes. The observation of these shooting stars is not only an astronomical event, but also an opportunity to lift the view of the sky and to put dreams into words. It remains to be seen how many people in the region take the opportunity to look at the starry sky and experience the Leonids while formulating their wishes.

Further information about the current weather and the best times for observation can be found in the reporting of www.kleinezeitung.at .