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Title: August Meteor Shower The Perseids
Post by: calendria on August 10, 2020, 08:38:33 am

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Perseids Meteor Shower 2020 - Time and Date

www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/perseid.html

August Meteor Shower. The Perseids are one of the brighter meteor showers of the year. They occur every year between July 17 and August 24 and tend to peak around August 9-13. Comet Swift-Tuttle. Made of tiny space debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, the Perseids …

Peak: Aug 12–13 in New York, Up to 150 meteors per hour
Parent: 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Period: Jul 17–Aug 24, See table of times
Where: Northern Hemisphere (Best)
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2020: How and When to See the ...
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Dec 28, 2019 · The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about July 23 to August 22, reaching its peak from late midnight August 11 to dawn August 13. The shower’s “maximum”—when the greatest number of meteors per hour fall—is typically in the pre-dawn …

Title: Re: August Meteor Shower The Perseids
Post by: calendria on August 11, 2020, 10:30:46 am

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When do Perseids start to streak?
Don’t rule out early evenings, either. In a typical year, although the meteor numbers increase after midnight, the Perseid meteors still start to fly at mid-to-late evening from northerly latitudes. South of the equator, the Perseids start to streak the sky around midnight.
Perseid meteors 2019: All you need to know | EarthSky.org

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Perseids



Prolific Meteor Shower

The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail lies in the constellation Perseus.

Comet source: Comet Swift–Tuttle

Radiant from: Perseus

Did you know: Most Perseids burn up in the atmosphere while at heights above 80 kilometres (50 mi). wikipedia.org

Title: Re: August Meteor Shower The Perseids
Post by: plennis on August 15, 2020, 11:08:59 am

We have been going up to the mountains to watch, they have been really fascinating.  The kids and grandkids loved it.