MOSCOW, 11 August. / TASS /. Enhanced flow of Perseid meteors can see the Russian residents in the night sky in the coming days, the press service of the state corporation “Roscosmos”
“The peak of the Perseid meteor shower activity falls on August 12-13 -. Typically, the number of meteors during the peak period up to 100 per hour, but in 2016 according to the International meteor organization is expected to 150 meteors per hour, “-. said in a statement received by Thursday, TASS
meteor shower can be seen without the use of astronomical instruments, clarifies corporation
The Perseids -. white meteors sharply draws the sky glow of some particularly bright one it lasts a few seconds. The reason for their occurrence is the passage of the Earth through the trail of dust particles released comet Swift-Tuttle, which makes a complete revolution in its orbit for 133 years. Each time the maximum approach to the Sun it melts, whereby there is an increase in the number of cometary particles in its plume.
Perseids meteor stream is known to mankind for nearly two thousand. Years. The first mention of it is contained in Chinese historical annals dating from the year 36 AD. Officially opened meteor rain Belgian mathematician, astronomer, meteorologist Adolphe Quetelet in 1835.
The Perseids are named after the constellation Perseus, from which the field in the heavens appear these meteors.
The weekend and early next week in Moscow will be rainy and cool
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