Draconids Meteor Shower peaks this week - best time to see shooting stars from the UK
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mirror.co.ukIf you’re a fan of stargazing, make sure you book Thursday night off in your diary. That night, the Draconids Meteor Shower will peak, providing you with the perfect opportunity to see shooting stars from the UK.
The Draconids Meteor Shower will take place from October 2-16, although the official peak will be on October 8. Royal Museums Greenwich advised: “While most other meteor showers are best seen in the early hours, the Draconids are best seen in the evening, after nightfall.” The Draconid meteors are caused when bits of debris from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA explained: “The comet has a 6½-year-long orbit that periodically carries it near Jupiter. Ordinarily, celestial dynamicists would expect the
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