On August 11th (tonight) and 12th, you can look up at the night sky to witness the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
Streaks of light will appear across the sky as massive amounts of space dust enter the atmosphere. Earth is moving through a part of it’s orbit that contains tons of debris leftover from the comet Swift-Tuttle, this “dust” enters our atmosphere and burns up rapidly, creating the light show we see here on the Earth’s surface. The name of the meteor shower derives from the word Perseides, referring to the sons of Perseus from Greek Mythology.
This shower is nothing new however, it’s been observed for thousands of years, in fact it’s first observation dates back to 36 AD!
Don’t have a clear view of the night sky? No worries, Slooh has you covered, you can watch the feed below.
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