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The
Perseid meteor shower is rising to its peak, as it does every year at this
time. The peak mornings will be August 11, 12 and 13. August 12 might be the
best morning. August 11 might be better than August 13.
[ IMO observations found the timing of the
mean or "traditional" broad maximum varied between λ⊙ ∼ 139.8° to 140.3°,
equivalent to 2012 August 12, 07h to 19h30m UT, (Nepali time: 12:45 hrs. to 01:15
hrs. next day morning)] (Source: International Meteor Organization-IMO)]
The
Perseids should be a spectacular event because the Moon is in its waning
crescent phase, so the light reflecting off its lunar surface should not
interfere with the meteors traveling across our night sky.
The
moon on those mornings will be near the bright planets Venus and Jupiter in the
eastern predawn sky. It’ll be a beautiful early morning scene.
You
can see the meteors any time before this date, as they have been flying across
the sky since about July 17. And they will remain visible until August 24.
(Source:IMO)
The
meteors within the Perseid meteor shower are material from the Swift-Tuttle
comet, which has a 130-year orbit around the Sun.
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