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The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity between 9 and 14 August, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky; however, because of the shower's radiant in the
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Next night, Perseid meteor shower rates should remain decent, and there is a probability the Earth will cross a dust trail released from 109P/Swift-Tuttle in 68 BC on Aug. 14, between 01h and 02h45 UT. Keep on
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of the Perseids with a size of about ten millimetres entering the Earth's atmosphere in slow motion (x 0.1). The meteoroid is at the bright head of the trail, and the
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The transition in favor of the Catholic saint and his feast day on August 10, moving away from pagan gods and their festivals — a process known as
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to produce long bright trails and sometimes fireballs. Most Perseids burn up in the atmosphere while at heights above 80 kilometres (50 mi).
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and other sexual rites were common. Christianity, which had a different relationship with sexuality and generativity compared to
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D.W. Hughes (1996). "Cometary Dust Loss: Meteoroid Streams and the Inner Solar System Dust Cloud". In J. Mayo Greenberg (ed.).
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refers to the Perseid meteor shower being watched by three characters west of the Dolores Valley after playing a game of
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is said to have been burned alive on a gridiron. His manner of death is almost certainly the origin of the Mediterranean
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discovered the link between meteor showers and comets. The finding is contained in an exchange of letters with
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phallus acted as a life-giver, blessing the fields and promoting fertility. During the same period,
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J'ai cru remarquer aussi une fréquence plus grande de ces météores au mois d'août (du 8 au 15)
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Perseid Observing Conditions (The International Project for Radio Meteor Observation)
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Brown (1992). "The Perseids 1992. New outburst announces return of P/Swift-Tuttle".
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Where to see the Perseids and public stargazing events in the UK (Go Stargazing)
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references the showers with the lyric, "I've seen it raining fire in the sky."
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are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the
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The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the
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Sauval, J., "Quetelet and the Discovery of the First Meteor Showers",
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Bill Cooke; Danielle Moser & Rhiannon Blaauw (August 11, 2012).
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claiming that the shooting stars are the sparks of Saint Lawrence's
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constellation of Perseus, the Perseids are primarily visible in the
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Video of two meteors of the Perseids within five seconds and a
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Prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
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Worldwide viewing times for the 2016 Perseids meteor shower
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passage of Swift-Tuttle in 1862, the Italian astronomer
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Sky & Telescope Magazine – Perseids at Their Prime
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WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization
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The Heavens on Fire: The Great Leonid Meteor Storms
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is still visible for about 0.7 seconds in the tail.
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Index

Perseides
Perseid dynasty

White Desert
Egypt
/ˈpɜːrsi.ədz/
Comet Swift–Tuttle
Radiant
Constellation
Perseus
Cassiopeia
HD 19557
Right ascension
Declination
Properties
Zenithal hourly rate
List of meteor showers
meteor shower
comet Swift–Tuttle
July
August
meteors
constellation
Perseus
radiant
Cassiopeia
Camelopardalis
Perseidai
Greek
Perseus

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