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The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the constellation Perseus and in more modern times have a radiant bordering on Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis .
The Perseids, which can produce up to 100 meteors per hour in our sky, peak early next week. Here's what you need to know to watch. Perseid Meteor Shower 2019: Dates, best time to view, direction ...
A meteor streaks through the night sky early Monday during the annual Perseid meteor shower behind St Mark's Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification near the village of Bahar ic-Caghaq, Malta.
The Perseids meteor shower is often the best of the year, with bright fireballs and colorful tails. A planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Mars will also be visible to the naked eye this weekend.
The Zeta Perseids (ζ–Perseids) are a daylight meteor shower that takes place from about May 20 to July 5. [1] On the peak date of June 13, the radiant is only 16 degrees from the Sun. [ 3 ] The shower was discovered at Jodrell Bank Observatory in 1947 using radio equipment. [ 1 ]
This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...
Visible annually from mid-July to September 1, the Perseid meteor shower is set to peak between Sunday and before dawn Monday. Up to 100 meteors are expected per hour, moving at a speed of 133,200 ...
Swift–Tuttle is the parent body of the Perseid meteor shower, perhaps the best known shower and among the most reliable in performance. [ 5 ] The comet made a return appearance in 1992, when it was rediscovered by Japanese astronomer Tsuruhiko Kiuchi and became visible with binoculars. [ 6 ]