Meteor shower visible across Qatar on Thursday night

The Qatar Calendar House announced that the month of November every year is characterized by the occurrence of many meteor showers during it, as the residents of the State of Qatar will be on a date to see and observe one of the meteor showers during the month of November (Northern Revolution meteors).

Dr. Bashir Marzouq (Astronomer at the Qatar Calendar House) stated that the meteor shower of northern revolutions will reach its peak in the evening after tomorrow, Thursday, 2 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH, corresponding to November 12, 2026, and will extend until the dawn of Friday, November 13, 2026, noting that the meteors of the northern revolutions are active annually during the period from October 20 to December 10 of each year, but they reach their peak between November 12 and 13 of each year.

Residents of the State of Qatar can see and observe the Northern Revolutions meteors with the naked eye from Thursday evening until dawn on Friday towards the eastern horizon of the skies of the State of Qatar without the need for astronomical instruments or telescopes, knowing that the best areas to observe meteors are those far from light and environmental pollutants.

Dr. Bashir Marzouq pointed out that this year, the Northern Revolutions will have a good chance, because the moon will be in the phase of increasing crescent, which means that the moon will not be in the sky at the time of the observation of the Northern Revolutions meteors, as the time of the moonset in the sky of the State of Qatar will be at 6:59 pm on Thursday, knowing that the best time to observe the meteors is after ten o'clock in the evening on Thursday, until the dawn of Friday.

It is worth noting that the rate of meteor showers falling into the sky when they reach their peak will be about 12 meteors per hour, depending on the distance from light and environmental pollutants.

Comet Inc is the source of the Northern Revolution meteor shower, when the Earth moves in its orbit around the Sun, passing near the dust grains left by the comet during the month of November each year, and these grains intersect with the Earth's atmosphere, creating a flash that can be seen in the sky like fireworks.

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