Shooting Stars over Germany: Up to 100 Meteors per Hour – Perseids Reach Their Peak
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Astronomy fans in Germany are currently in double luck: after the partial solar eclipse, they were able to observe yesterday the climax of the star shoot swarm of the Perseids. But how do shooting stars actually develop?
Anyone who wanted to, could get rid of all his wishes. Because after the eclipse there were also many shooting stars at night. A comet provides for the cosmic shower.
Following the solar eclipse, they formed a spectacular continuation of the celestial spectacle: the shower of shooting stars. These Perseids, a meteor shower that returns annually, were clearly visible in many places across the country last night. Some observatories that had opened their doors yesterday evening to visitors wishing to observe the solar eclipse allowed interested onlookers to watch the meteor shower afterwards.
Anyone who wanted to, could get rid of all his wishes. Because after the eclipse there were also many shooting stars at night. A comet provides for the cosmic shower.
After the natural phenomenon, in which the moon darkened the sun's disk to almost 90 percent, many shootings of stars had been announced for the night on Thursday by the so-called Perseids. The "crown" also captured this spectacle up-to-date for you! The Perseids reached their peak at night. The earth crossed the densest area of the dust trace of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, so there were particularly many meteors to be seen. Particularly pleasing: …
The last night was special for astronomers and amateur stargazers. In clear sky the shooting stars were also visible over Brandenburg. Anyone who observed the sky from a dark spot could see a lot of shooting stars at night. Between 23.00 and 4.00 o'clock the peak of the Perseid stream was to be seen, dozens of shootings of stars per hour should be visible. Under optimal conditions it would have been up to 100. The Perseids are an annually recurr…
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