Friday, 11 August 2023 – 10:01 WIB
LIVE Techno – This weekend there will be one of the most spectacular cosmic events of the year – the Perseid meteor shower. The peak will occur on Sunday evening, August 13th. But the scenery is predicted to be very good on the previous nights.
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Researchers say this will be one of the best years to find Perseids, launching from the Science Alert website, Friday, August 11, 2023.
“Conditions this year have been perfect. The waning crescent moon, illuminated at only 8 percent, rose early in the morning on August 13 and will not obstruct the view,” said Diana Hannikainen, editor of Sky & Telescope.
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PerseidPerseid will be visible to almost everyone in the Northern Hemisphere and in the dark spot. Approximately one meteor will be visible per minute.
Shooting stars are actually dust and debris that hit our atmosphere at high speed and burn up when Earth’s massive tail of Comet 109/Swift-Tuttle – which last ventured into our neighborhood in 1992 and will next pass it in 2126.
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“It only takes a short time after the meteoroid collides with air molecules before the atoms emit light, which is when we can see light trails across the sky,” said meteor researcher Denis Vida of Western University in Canada.
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He continued that the prime time was just before sunrise on August 12 or 13. If we observe at night, usually after 10:00 p.m., look to the northeast or northeast. They will find the Big Dipper which can be a guide to see some of the Perseids.
2023-08-11 03:01:00
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