Russians named the best time to watch the Draconids starfall

The best time to watch the Draconid meteor shower is the evening of October 8th and the night of October 9th.

Expected Draconid activity is 5 to 15 meteors per hour, but there are bursts of 100 to 400 meteors per hour.

The Draconid radiant lies near the Dragon's Head asterism high above the northwestern horizon after sunset and dips toward the northern horizon at sunrise.

MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The best time to observe the Draconid meteor shower at its maximum activity will be the evening of October 8 and the night of October 9, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium told RIA Novosti.

The peak activity of the Draconid meteor shower will occur at 4.00 Moscow time on Friday.

“The best time to see the Draconids on the night of maximum, in cloudless weather, is the evening of October 8 and the night of October 9,” ​​the planetarium noted.

The planetarium added that the expected activity of the Draconids is from 5 to 15 meteors per hour. However, meteor showers have bursts of 100 to 400 meteors per hour. In 1998, a brief burst of Draconid activity reached 700 meteors per hour.