During the night from Thursday to Friday, the Barshawi meteor shower reaches its peak.
Blinks between 3 and 4 AM
More than 60 meteors
An hour across the sky.
The conditions are favorable, because there is rarely moonlight. Don’t want to get out of bed in the middle of the night? Also in the hours before and after the maximum you see more meteors than usual.
There is still a lot to see in the nights after the peak
|
Date |
Best Time |
the above. number of meteors |
|
● Friday August 13, 2021 |
04:00 |
69 |
|
● Saturday 14 August 2021 |
04:00 |
52 |
|
● Sunday 15 August 2021 |
04:00 |
35 |
|
● Monday 16 August 2021 |
04:00 |
26 |
|
● Tuesday 17 August 2021 |
04:00 |
22 |
|
|
This is the best way to see the falling stars
It is best to see meteors with the naked eye. You just need a clear sky and a dark place (artificial light obstructs perception). Wear warm clothes, bring a sun lounger if necessary and have fun!
Tip: Don’t check your mobile phone too soon. Screen light spoils your night vision.
Space debris at lightning speed
Falling stars are pieces of space debris (rocks and ice) that move quickly
More than 200,000 kilometers each
hours to penetrate our atmosphere. Due to friction with air, they burn up in the atmosphere. In this way they draw their charming light paths along the sky.
cosmic dictionary
● meteors:
This is what we call a meteor. They are pieces of space debris that enter and burn our atmosphere
● Meteoroiden:
This is what we call meteorites before they reach our atmosphere
● Meteorites:
This is what we call meteorites that do not burn up completely in the atmosphere and therefore collide with the Earth
● POLYDINE:
This is what we call meteors so large that they cause fireballs
dangerous culprit
The Perseids emerge from a comet’s tail (a long string of space debris)
Swift Tuttle
The earth flakes off every summer. This happens at a distance of about 20 million km.
If a Swift-Tuttle hit the ground, the effect would be devastating. The impact would be about 27 times stronger than that of the comet that ended the age of the dinosaurs millions of years ago.
But fortunately, according to astronomers, Swift-Tuttle and Earth will not collide for the next two millennia.
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