Two meteors from the Perseids rain were sighted in the interior of São Paulo, in Nhandeara. According to the Brazilian Meteorological Observation Network (Bramon), rain occurs annually and reached its peak at dawn today.
The rains happen between July and August, when the Earth, through its translation movements, crosses a trail of debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
The Perseid meteors are formed when the small particles of the comet pass through the planet’s atmosphere at high speed and, at its peak moment, it can present up to 120 meteors for those who are observing the phenomenon in the northern hemisphere.
However, in Brazil, the observation of meteors is not so abundant, especially in the South and Southeast regions of the country. The phenomenon is also perceived as longer and slower, as it reaches the atmosphere over the country at a lower level since the point from which they seem to arise is in a constellation further north in the sky. For those in the north of the country, the chances of observing meteors are even greater.
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