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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 ...
The frequency of the Perseids will ramp up between now until the peak of the meteor shower on the evenings of Aug. 10, 11 and 12. The light show goes on for hours, and individuals should be ...
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.
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 ...
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 ]
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 ...
Every summer, the Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August, drawing tons of eyes to the sky for the evening. "Perseid" comes from the constellation Perseus, known as the radiant of the meteor shower.