The Perseidthe shooting stars More beautiful and expected of the year have arrived: in fact, even if the peak is expected around 12 August, in reality the swarm is already active from today 17 July (and until August 24). Considering the frequency and brightness of the meteors, we can really hope for beautiful absence even long before the peak, Let’s prepare the desires!
The peak of the Perseids is not actually in the notorious Night of San Lorenzoor August 10, for a long time, and this year, in particular, the peak is expected on the 12th of the month. But the period of activity is actually much wider.
As the specialized portal explains In-the-sky.orgalready starting from mid -July, precisely starting from 17 July, there will be the possibility of observing the meteors Perseid. And this can happen every time the swarm radiant, or the point from which it seems that the meteors start (in the constellation of Perseus from which they take the name) will be above the horizon. Of course, the number of visible meteors will increase with increasing his height in the sky (on the map the Heaven of 18 July 2025 at about 2.00).
In this period of the year, in fact, the earth passes through a cloud of particles of dust and debris left by the passage of the comet 109p/Swift-Tuttlewho give life to that wonderful and romantic rain of shooting stars: The particles of the comet affect the atmosphere at speed up to 225 thousand km/h, they warm up and appear as streaks of light through the night sky.
Let’s get ready to look at the sky as early as tonight, the show is about to start, Desires ready?
Source: in-The-Sky.org
