Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2021 on Rhode Island, United States. (Source: EarthSky.org)
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – Early this morning, Sunday (13/8/2023) is the peak time for the 2023 Perseid meteor shower in Indonesia.
Even though the peak occurred in the early hours of this morning seen from Indonesia, this meteor shower will continue until September 2023.
According to EarthSkythis year’s Perseid meteor shower runs from July 14 to September 1, 2023.
Head of the Space Research Center for the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Emanuel Sungging explained that the Perseid meteor shower is a phenomenon that occurs throughout the year in Indonesia.
The difference between the Perseid meteor shower and other meteor showers, said Emanuel, is that it depends on the time of day. Because, every time, this Perseid meteor shower crosses different areas throughout the year.
“Meanwhile, in Indonesia itself this phenomenon always occurs throughout the year,” said Emanuel, Friday (11/8/2023) quoted from Kompas.com.
Emanuel explained that the Perseid meteor shower occurs when the Earth orbits the Sun and often passes through regions of cosmic dust in the solar system.
The meteor shower that appears appears to radiate from a point in the sky in the constellation Perseus, so this phenomenon is called the Perseid meteor shower.
This meteor shower is caused by the Earth passing through debris left behind by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. At that time, the cosmic dust became a source of meteor showers when the dust entered the Earth’s atmosphere.
Also Read: Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower August 13, 2023, Here’s the Time and Location to See It
Author: Nadia Intan Fajarlie Editor: Desy-Afrianti
Sumber : EarthSky, Kompas.com
2023-08-13 02:16:00
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