On the night of August 13 Earthlings will see the meteor shower Perseids
the night of 12 to 13 August on Earth can be observed Perseids meteor shower during the peak hour of the planet heaven which highlight hundreds of "shooting stars." Meteor rain. Photo: meteoprog.ua According to TSN, Perseids meteor that illuminated the night skies every year in July-serpni, go up in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Falling Stars – Meteors – are small particles of interplanetary matter size of sand grains to peas. They are the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 20 kilometers per second and instantly burned, leaving a beautiful sky bright trail. Perseids – The largest onesh powerful and famous meteor « & raquo ;, rains it occurs when the Earth is part of the dust trail of comet Swift-Tuttle (109P / Swift-Tuttle). According to new forecasts IMO, maximum activity this year should reach meteor shower on August 13 in the last hours before dawn, at about 4 pm local time. This year's Shooting Stars will not really forcenym – Astronomers expect that every hour about a hundred meteors fall in the northern hemisphere and 50 – in the South. For comparison, two years ago frequency drop Perseids was 124 « falling stars » per hour, and in 2011 another meteor shower draconids issued 800 « falling stars » per hour. On the other hand, this year entyear observation of the Perseids will contribute to that meteors move in a completely dark sky – August 14 is the new moon and its light will not prevent meteors glow.Source: http://artlife.rv.ua/