Mostly when we look into our sky, the commonest things we normally see are both natural and man-made things; such as the clouds, raindrops, the Sun, the Moon, Stars, Satellites, Airplanes, kites, and birds etc.
There are also some things in the sky that can be see without a telescope or binoculars, but are mostly not are easy to spot.These are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Meteors.
Among these, Mercury is the most difficult to see; as it’s very close to the Sun and also very small in size.
According to Scientist, come next week, Thursday July 28 2022, our sky will experience the ‘New Moon’; what this means is that; the Moon will be located on the same side of the Earth; as the Sun and Moon, will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 17:55 UTC (5:55 pm Ghana time).
This is the best time of the month people can observe faints in the Sky, such as galaxies and star clusters, because there is no moonlight to interfere.
Again; between Thursday and Friday; (July 28 and 29, 2022), there will be Delta Aquarids in our sky.
Delta Aquarids, according to Astronomers, is a modest meteor display producing 10 to 20 meteors per hour on average. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. The shower runs annually from July 12 to August 23. It peaks this year on the night of July 28 and morning of July 29.
This is a great year for this shower because the new moon means dark skies for what should be an excellent viewing. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
Scientists have taught that, “the Delta Aquariids are best viewed in the Southern Hemisphere, and southern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere”.
To view it well, “find an area well away from city or street lights. Come prepared with a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair. Lie flat on your back and look up; taking in as much of the sky as possible, between Thursday and Friday; 28 July and 29 July, 2022.
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