![]() Since some meteors are faint, you will tend to see more meteors from the "corner of your eye" (which is why you need to view a large part of the sky). Your color-sensing cone cells are concentrated near the center of your view with more of the rod cells on the edge of your view. The rod cells in your eyes are more sensitive to low light levels but play little role in color vision. Be sure to give your eyes plenty of time to adapt to the dark. Ideal conditions would be when the weather cooperates by being clear with no clouds or hazes, the radiant is high in the sky, you go to a place far from any light sources or urban light pollution, and you have a clear view of a wide expanse of the sky. In Sri Lanka this is Ill (or Il) Poya, commemorating the Buddha's ordination of sixty disciples as the first Buddhist missionaries. In Myanmar this is the Tazaungdaing Festival, a festival that predates the introduction of Buddhism and includes the launching of hot air balloons (sometimes flaming or laden with fireworks). In Cambodia this full Moon corresponds with the 3-day Bon Om Touk ("Boat Racing Festival") or the Cambodian Water Festival featuring dragon boat races. In Thailand and nearby countries this full Moon is Loy Krathong, a festival that includes decorating baskets and floating them on a river. Some areas celebrate multi-day festivals that include this full Moon. This year it will be on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Karthika Deepam is a festival observed by Hindus of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and Kerala when the nearly full Moon lines up with the Pleiades constellation (Krittika or Karttikai). This is Kartik Purnima (the full Moon of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik) and is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs (each for different reasons). Throughout Southeast Asia numerous related festivals are celebrated around this full Moon.
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