Saturday 12 August 2017

Nature's firework display

The Perseid meteor shower will pass through the earth's atmosphere tonight, for some hours after midnight. The forecast (see the meteo panel aside) is for a clear night, though the moon rising at 11h45 may cause some light difficulties.
The meteorites, apparently debris from the Swift/Tuttle comet, may fall as often as  two or three every minute. So if you have been to see local fireworks such as at Laguepie, stay up a while for shooting stars.
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