The Night falling whistle. Even 100 Perseids per hour will be seen in the night 12th to 13th of August. Common observations for astronomy enthusiasts will be held in many places in Poland, and the largest is preparing Copernicus Science Centre.
Falling “stars” are technically called meteors. This rock fragments from space that burn up upon entering the atmosphere. “What seems to us shooting star, in fact, is just a speck of dust, often no larger than a grain of sand. It falls into the Earth’s atmosphere and friction for it warms up, is burned, and trace this process we observe in the sky as short-lived , fast flash “- explained popularizer of astronomy with planetarium Charles Wojcicki Heavens of Copernicus – Copernicus Science Centre (CSC) in Warsaw.
The Perseids – what are they?
Most meteors can be seen when the Earth collides with a plume of gas and dust left by a comet. This happens every year in July and August, when our planet meets with the material left behind by the comet 109P / Swift-Tuttle. Earth its way through her braid, and its particles invade Earth’s atmosphere.
The maximum shooting stars – from 80 to 100 per hour – would be seen in the night from Wednesday to Thursday (ie from 12 to 13 August). The sky appears then swarm the most popular meteoidów, called Perseidami. They seem to be running out of the constellation Perseus, hence their name – the Perseids.
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