Perseid Meteor shower

August 9, 2023

The Perseid Meteor Shower, one of the most spectacular celestial events of the year, is set to peak on the nights of August 11 and 12.
This meteor shower, which has been active since July 17, will continue until September 1, but the best views are expected during its peak period.
Originating from the Comet 109 P/Swift-Tuttle, the Perseid Meteor Shower is named after the constellation Perseus, from where it appears to radiate.
- The Swift-Tuttle comet has an orbital period of 133 years.
This year’s Perseid Meteor Shower promises to be particularly breathtaking, with an estimated 50 to 100 meteors visible per hour.
The Perseid meteors streak across the sky at 37 miles per second, or about 133,000 miles per hour.
The friction between these fast-moving objects and the atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere causes them to heat up and burn, appearing as breathtaking streaks of light to observers on the ground.