The peak of the shooting star will fall on the night of August 11-12.
Every year from the middle of July to the end of August, the inhabitants of the Earth can observe a bright event in the sky – the Perseid meteor shower. This is one of the most beautiful shootings of the year, this year it will peak on the night of August 11-12, Science Alert reports.
The not so good news is that this year the peak coincides with the full moon, so the light of the moon will interfere meteor observation.
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According to NASA, at the peak you will be able to see 10-20 “falling stars” on an hour For comparison, on peak days that do not coincide with a full moon, this number reaches 50-60. But, despite this, on the night of the peak, you will still be able to see several meteors.
To observe the meteor shower, you need to choose the least lit place in the city or, ideally, leave its borders. The flow will be the brightest in the pre-dawn hours of August 12.
But it is worth remembering that Ukraine lives under martial law, cities are under curfew. Therefore, it is better to watch the meteor shower from your balcony.
You will be able to see the “falling stars” in the direction of the constellation Perseus, which is not far from Cassiopeia, which resembles the letter W.
Particles of the meteor shower are generated by comet Swift-Tuttle. Moving in a highly elongated orbit, it completes one revolution around the Sun in 133 years. When it approaches a star, its core partially evaporates, and the gases carry with them grains of sand and pebbles – they form a plume behind the comet.
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The width of the meteor shower is about 40 million kilometers, the Earth passes through it for about a month, but its peak is in mid-August. The densest part of the meteor shower is 1.3 million kilometers, our planet crosses it in about 12 hours.
