Perseids-2018: where and how to see the most beautiful meteor shower

The Perseids are a meteor shower that can be observed from Earth every year in August. This time, astronomers say, the stars will fall especially beautifully: the stream promises to reach 60 meteors per hour.

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The annual meteor shower is the result of the Earth passing through the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, causing bright flying flashes that, in Earth's microscopes, look like they come from the constellation Perseus, writes The Daily Mail. And this year you have the opportunity to consider Perseids as best you can.

The peak of the meteor shower will happen this weekend, between 12 and 13 of August, when moonless nights will provide all viewers with a perfect dark sky. According to NASA, the peak will begin at noon 4 on the east coast of the United States on Sunday and continue until Monday morning 4.

Falling stars will be visible north and south of the equator, but the best view will get viewers watching the flow at mid-northern latitudes. This means that the United States, Europe and Canada will be able to see the Perseids in the most favorable perspective. The flow will be able to watch Mexico, Central America, Asia, most of Africa and some regions of South America.

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NASA recommends starting observations a few hours after dusk and enjoying the view before dawn.

For viewers in southern latitudes, falling stars will begin to appear in the sky around midnight and continue until morning.

If you are lucky, you may see the so-called "earth moons" - these are bright colored meteorites that appear slowly in the sky and float horizontally in the sky shortly before midnight.

In 2018, the event will coincide with the new moon, when the moon is almost invisible in the sky. Therefore, according to NASA representatives, this is “the best meteor shower of the year” and is definitely worth seeing.

You don't need binoculars to stargaze. There is no need to look for the constellation Perseus in the sky. Just raise your head. NASA says that "you can look wherever you want to see the Perseids, even just overhead."

As a rule, meteor shower brings 60-70 falling stars per hour, but in some years more has happened. By the way, if you cannot see the stars at the weekend, there is good news: it will be possible to watch Perseids until August 24, though not in such a saturated stream.

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