The bright autumn meteor shower, the Leonids reached their peak, however, admire the bright luminous meteors prevents SUPERLINE. A full moon falling on November 14. Now the Moon gradually decreases, but its light is still bright enough to drown out the stars.
the Leonids will be visible until November 30, but the number of meteors by the end of the stream is significantly reduced compared to the 17-18 November.
meanwhile, the website “Meteotest” published a global Atlas of light pollution — it shows some of the points of the clear sky and watch the stars prevent urban illumination. Every third person cannot see the night sky in all its glory, according to National Geographic.
where the sky can be seen in natural colors, the area painted in dark grey color. The white areas on the map indicate fully “polluted” the sky, and the blue and green areas represent the regions where city lights affect the observations, but the milky Way can still be discerned.
the distortion of the “visibility” of the sky in Kuwait reaches 98% in Qatar and 97% in Greece to 93% in Saudi Arabia, 83 % in Israel, 61 %. In Europe, light pollution allows you to enjoy the stars 60 % of the population in North America — 80 %. Among developed countries the best conditions for stargazing in Australia.
Photo: “Meteotest”, the Moscow planetarium
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