Perseid 4 August 2018
credits: Eliot Herman, Tucson, Arizona
The stunning annual Perseids meteor shower's peak will appear in skies across the world this
weekend, between the 12th and 13th August, so head to the darkest place nearby and enjoy
the show.
Last year, the glare from a gibbous moon dampened the annual spectacle. But for 2018, the dark new moon arrives on August 11, only two days before the Perseids peak. That means the best part of the shower will coincide with just a thin crescent moon, which will set very soon after darkness falls.
Last year, the glare from a gibbous moon dampened the annual spectacle. But for 2018, the dark new moon arrives on August 11, only two days before the Perseids peak. That means the best part of the shower will coincide with just a thin crescent moon, which will set very soon after darkness falls.
A veritable ritual for
summer stargazers, the Perseids are considered
one of nature's best fireworks shows, with dozens of shooting stars an hour
falling at peak times.
This annual meteor shower comes as Earth
passes through the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, causing bright streaks that
appear as though they’re radiating from the constellation Perseus. The Perseids
will peak this weekend between, when moonless nights will make for an
especially dark sky.
The Perseid meteor shower is often considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year due to its high rates and pleasant late-summer temperatures. This year’s shower peak, however, has the added bonus of dark skies courtesy of an early-setting crescent Moon. Combine these ideal observing conditions and high rates (an average of 60 meteors per hour at the peak) with the fact that the best nights for viewing – August 11 to 12 and August 12 to 13 – occur on a weekend and you have a recipe for successfully viewing some celestial fireworks!
Google Doodle tribute to Perseid meteor shower
doodler: Sophie Diao
In 2014, Google
celebrated Perseid meteor shower with a beautiful video Doodle.
"I hope it
inspires people to go out and see the meteor shower for themselves! But at the
very least, be reminded that there's a meteor shower going on right above us,
and that the universe is amazing!"
Sophie Diao, doodler
Perseid meteor shower
credits: copyright 2018 Getty Images
Resources:
My usual readers know I
wrote different posts on Perseid meteor shower:
Now, let's back to the
theme of this post, July in review, a list of the most popular posts of
the last month:
Here my list of the
most popular posts of the month :
Hope you will enjoy, as a sky watcher, next 12 August or 13 August admiring the beauty of this annual awesome
event.
Happy viewing!
G-Souto
10.08.2018
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