Site === www.spacenews.co Follow us on Twitter === https Today is the culmination of the Perseid meteor shower of 2010. The perceids "meteor shower" is the most famous of all meteor showers. It is always an impressive display and offer summer because of his appearance, it tends to make the majority of meteors seen by non-astronomy enthusiasts. This meteor shower gets the name "Perseids" because it seems to radiate from the constellation Perseus. An observer in the northern hemisphere canStart seeing Perseid meteors as early as July 23 when one meteor every hour or so could be visible. During the next three weeks, it is a slow build. It is possible to five Perseids per hour at the beginning of August on the ground and perhaps 15 per hour by 10 August. The Perseids rapidly increase to a peak of 50-80 meteors per hour through the night between 13.12 and then rapidly decline to about 10 per hour to 15 August. The last night meteors are likely seen from this meteor shower is22. August, when an observer might see a Perseid every hour or so. For observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the Perseid radiant never climbs above the horizon that will significantly reduce the number of Perseid meteors you are likely to see. Nevertheless, on the night of maximum, it is possible to 10-15 meteors per hour coming from the northern horizon to see. ref - meteorshowersonline.com Every August the Earth passes through dust and rock fragments from the comet Swift left behind...



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