St. Petersburg residents will be able to see the Draconids and Orionids without a telescope

St. Petersburg weather forecasters promised a low-cloud early October, which means that the citizens had the opportunity to see the starfall of the Draconids and Orionids. Of course, for a clearer observation, it is worth choosing a darkened area from the city light, but the Leningrad region is also perfect. The head of the laboratory of solar astronomy IKI RAS Sergey Bogachev said in an interview with 360.ru that the stars can be seen even without any equipment.

“Eye is enough. A person has a wide field of vision, sees most of the sky and responds well to such rapid movements. If you try to shoot it on the device, rather, it will only hurt you: while you hover, the star will already fall.

In his opinion, missing the date of maximum activity of the meteor shower is also not critical. Starfalls usually last for several days, so in case of cloudiness, observations can be postponed to other nights.

He also recalled that the peak activity of the Draconid stream will occur on the night of October 9, and the Orionids will reach a maximum on October 21. According to the forecasts of the Moscow Planetarium, the intensity of the fall will be up to 15 and 20 meteors per hour, respectively.