Meteor shower News
The Perseids will be best visible during the early hours before dawn on Thursday, August 12
As per NASA, more than 40 Perseids can be spotted in an hour’s time during the next few days
Perseids deliver more bright meteors than any other annual meteor shower
Earth passes through this tenuous "river of rubble" every year in mid-August
An object was seen streaking over the city of Izmir
The incident occurred near the Turkish city of Izmir at around 2 am on July 31
NASA has said that stargazers will get a golden chance to witness light show in the new year.
NASA said that "one of the best annual meteor showers" is set to peak on January 2-3, 2021.
According to NASA, the Quadrantids peak during the first week of January.
A spectacular Geminid meteor shower will appear in skies tonight.
The astronomical phenomenon will be at its peak on December 13 night till wee hours of December 14.
Geminid meteor shower can be seen by naked eyes.
A stunning cosmic light show, the Lyrid meteor shower, is set to peak this week and the good thing is that you can witness this epic light show even during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.
Meteor showers are named after the location of the radiant, usually a star or constellation close to where they appear in the night sky. The Geminid radiant is in the constellation Gemini.
The tech involves real material coming down from orbit and burning in the atmosphere.
The shower will peak around 1:00 pm EDT on August 12, which means that the night before and the night after will both have good rates.
The astronomers, from the Czech Academy of Sciences, drew their conclusion after analysing 144 bolides - large meteors that explode in the atmosphere - from the Taurids and detecting a new branch with at least two asteroids measuring 200-300 metres (220-330 yards) in diameter.
The shower appears to emerge from the constellation Orion – one of the brightest groups of stars in the sky, which is why the name.
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