Saturday, August 8, 2015

Perseids: Plentiful meteor shower for next week – Perú.com

In on 11, 12 and 13 August you can observe the meteor shower known as the Perseids, a phenomenon also known as ‘Tears of St. Lawrence’, one of the most important of all ages.

According to El Universal, this rain can be seen clearly in the northern hemisphere, where the frequency of meteors will . two per minute

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The shooting meteors that can be observed are the remains of comet Swift-Tuttle, which passed near Earth in 1862. The fragments enter the earth’s atmosphere and enter combustion penetrate.

The name Perseids is because the area of ​​the sky where the meteors is the constellation of the mythical Greek hero Perseus appear.

True, This year the Perseids can be seen from July 17 until August 24, but the 11th, 12th and August 13th is when the highest frequency of visible asteroids is recorded.

Source : Actualidad.rt.com


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