Once a year, from mid-July to late August, the Earth fills our planet with thousands of tiny space rocks no larger than a grain of sand. of a cosmic heap of rubbish passes. This annual event Perseid It’s called a meteor shower, or Perseid for short.

Perseid meteor shower this year August 11 and 12 will illuminate the dark night between According to experts, however, the bright full moon at the same time can overshadow this visual feast. According to NASA, you can see about 50-60 Perseids on a night without a full moon, while a full moon when is it 10 to 20 You can see meteors between them.

We look at the wreck from 1992

The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most popular and consistent meteor showers of the year. The Perseids visit Swift-Tuttle, who last reached Earth in 1992. of the debris left by the comet appear in passing. As Earth sprints through the comet’s icy meteorite debris, tiny bits of debris plunge into our atmosphere, these stars It heats more than 1,650 Celsius and 160,000 km/h in the air advances quickly.

While most of these tiny meteorites scorch in the atmosphere, a few rare collisions hit the planet’s surface, earning them the new title “meteorite.” While the Perseids lasted a few weeks, the biggest showdown was Earth, from Comet Swift-Tuttle. when it passes through the densest part of the debris cloud begins.

How to observe the Perseid meteor shower from Turkey?

It is estimated that we will not be able to see this visual feast very clearly, as there will be a full moon in the night sky connecting August 11 to August 12 this year. However, experts say that before dawn on the night of August 12, far from the lights of the city, you can find in the darkest place He says you can easily observe the meteor shower.

Your eyes get used to the dark can take up to 30 minutes It is recommended to get to this place early. If you look straight north, you can see the constellation Perseus dragging behind the bright W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia, and you can see the meteor shower with the naked eye.