Perseid Meteor Shower

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Perseid meteor shower. Nasa meteor expert bill cooke says the perseids produce more fireballs than any other meteor shower to the extent that he s nicknamed them the fireball champion during the perseids it s not. The perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about july 23 to august 22 reaching its peak from late midnight august 11 to dawn august 13. The perseids meteor shower appears when earth passes through the rubble left by comet swift tuttle and peaks this week in the early morning hours on wednesday aug.
What are the perseids. The perseids are one of the brighter meteor showers of the year. Made of tiny space debris from the comet swift tuttle the perseids are named after the constellation perseus.
Sky telescope magazine comet. They occur every year between july 17 and august 24 and tend to peak around august 9 13. The annual perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth passes through a stream of dust from the comet swift tuttle as shown in this orbit diagram.