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The Perseid meteor shower is active and visible annually from mid-July to late August. This year, the shower will peak between Aug. 11 and Aug. 13, climaxing on Aug. 12, with visibility a few days ...
Mark your calendar: One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks on August 11. ... August 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM. ... The Perseid meteor shower comes from the Swift-Tuttle comet, a big ball of ...
August 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It's ...
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the constellation Perseus and in more modern times have a radiant bordering on Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis .
Table of meteor showers. Dates are given for 2024. [2][3] The dates will vary from year to year due to the leap year cycle. This list includes showers with radiants in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is some overlap, but generally showers whose radiants have positive declinations are best seen from the northern hemisphere, and ...
PHOTO: A huge Perseid meteor is being seen over the night sky in Haputale, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 4, 2024. (NurPhoto via Getty Images) Unfortunately, the agency notes that viewing the meteor shower ...
A rare display of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights dazzled sky watchers around the world. The 2024 Perseid meteor shower and northern lights overlapped in a rare cosmic display ...
This time-lapse photo shows the Perseid meteor shower in the skies over the massive stone head sculptures at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adyaman, southeastern Turkey, on Aug. 11, 2024.