August 14, 2013

Perseids Meteor Shower



Amazing: About 50 to 60 meteors hit the Earth's atmosphere per hour during the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392617/Perseid-Meteor-Shower-Amazing-time-lapse-photo-captures-comets.html

Amazing timelapse photograph captures the Perseid Meteor Shower in all its dazzling beauty
When the debris hits the Earth's atmosphere, it's traveling at about 100 kilometers per second
The meteor shower is caused by debris from the orbit of the Swift-Tuttle Comet
The shower peaked on Sunday night leading into Monday morning, with roughly 50 to 60 visible meteors per hour
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER and AP
PUBLISHED: 01:01 EST, 14 August 2013 | UPDATED: 02:23 EST, 14 August 2013

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