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Perseid meteor shower can be seen in Kazakhstan from August 11 to 13

Perseid meteor shower can be seen in Kazakhstan from August 11 to 13
Фото: El.kz 07.08.2024 09:45 848

The Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August, and is considered the best meteor shower of the year, El.kz cites science.nasa.gov.

The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks in mid-August, is considered the best meteor shower of the year. With swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long "wakes" of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth's atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour. They occur with warm summer nighttime weather allowing sky watchers to comfortably view them.

Perseids are also known for their fireballs. Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak. This is due to the fact that fireballs originate from larger particles of cometary material. Fireballs are also brighter, with apparent magnitudes greater than -3.

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