If, as reported by ABC News (10/09) is true, then it is possible Sunday morning will come tomorrow Perseid Meteor Shower is called. According to the Wikipedia explanation, Perseid Meteor Shower is a natural phenomenon of meteor showers that occur each year.
This meteor shower usually occurs from mid-July and reached its peak until about September 12 to August 14. Astronomers have been observing this meteor shower since last Tuesday. They estimated the Perseid Meteor Shower peak will occur on Sunday morning.
Preliminary estimates, this meteor shower will occur at 1:30 pm U.S. time. When the sky is bright, it would appear across the earth around 60 meteors per hour.
Speed of the meteors is about 60 km / h with light and a long tail. name derives from the name Perseids Perseus constellation. Astronomers say that the Perseid meteors are debris from the comet dust 109P/Swift-Tuttle and every August, the Earth will cross the orbit of the comet.Therefore the remnants of a comet's tail could be seen.
This meteor shower usually occurs from mid-July and reached its peak until about September 12 to August 14. Astronomers have been observing this meteor shower since last Tuesday. They estimated the Perseid Meteor Shower peak will occur on Sunday morning.
Preliminary estimates, this meteor shower will occur at 1:30 pm U.S. time. When the sky is bright, it would appear across the earth around 60 meteors per hour.
Speed of the meteors is about 60 km / h with light and a long tail. name derives from the name Perseids Perseus constellation. Astronomers say that the Perseid meteors are debris from the comet dust 109P/Swift-Tuttle and every August, the Earth will cross the orbit of the comet.Therefore the remnants of a comet's tail could be seen.
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