Perseid Meteor Shower Nasa

The last quarter moon will interfere with the visibility of most fainter perseid meteors this year but you ll still be able to see a few brighter ones including the occasional fireball.

Perseid meteor shower nasa. The footage which you can see here serves as a reminder to head outside for. Nasa s all sky fireball network captured perseid meteors streaking overhead on saturday and sunday aug. The perseid meteor shower is here.

That s because of the sheer number of meteors 50 to 100. Perseid meteors caused by debris left behind by the comet swift tuttle began streaking across the skies in late july and will peak in the pre dawn hours of aug. When earth passes through the debris specks of comet stuff hit the atmosphere at 140 000 mph and disintegrate in flashes of light.

The annual perseid meteor shower lasts from july 14 to august 24 peaking on the morning of august 12. The annual perseid meteor shower peaks on aug 11 and 12 2013 filling the sky with streaks of light. Nasa says it s one of the best meteor shows of the year.

11 2013 at 2 14 49 a m. With comet neowise making its way out of the solar system it is time for a celestial show caused by a different comet. Every 133 years the huge comet swings through the inner solar system and ejects a trail of dust and gravel along its orbit.

It was also recorded by four other cameras in the nasa all sky fireball network.