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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.
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 ...
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The meteor shower peaks on Sunday, and this year's best time to watch is around midnight to dawn. Despite rainy weather Friday, you may be able to view Perseids meteor shower over Hudson Skip to ...
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.
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 ]
The largest annual meteor showers are expected to peak in August, creating long-lasting rays of bursts of light through the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower will peak next month. Here's how to ...