Meteor Shower News: Perseid Meteor Shower Seen Today
Last week, scientists predicted that the Perseid Meteor Shower will be seen today. The Perseid Meteor Shower is actually a yearly phenomenon. In the Philippines, we also see these natural phenomena (meteor showers) but the most significant one was I think the meteor shower that happened in 2005 or 2006 (Sorry I can’t recall the exact date).
According to experts, the Perseids are bits of debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. The debris is like a river of small particles in space, and each year, Earth passes through it. As the bits zoom through our atmosphere at 37 miles per second (60 kps) they vaporize, creating the brilliant streaks of light. Most of the meteors are no larger than a grain of sand.
The shower is typically best between midnight and dawn, when the side of Earth you are standing on is plowing into the stream as our planet plunges through space in its orbit around the sun. It’s similar to how bugs hit the windshield of a moving car but rarely smack into the rear bumper.
Meteor showers are so fun to watch. I’ve seen a few of them. It’s like watching a beautiful display of fireworks. Take some time to look at the sky at night and you might see a meteor shower by chance. Some of them could only be short bursts of light while some can last for a few a minute or two.
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I’ve seen one meteor shower in the Philippines before (Cabanatuan). It was one marvelous sight.
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jessie Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
paula,
that’s good for you. ain’t meteor showers marvelous sites?
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oh, I haven’t witnessed a meteor shower kuya, I hope I will one day.. maganda nga daw tlaga eh..amazingly wonderful creation.
I’m feeling okay na kuya, although medyo nahihilo pa rin pa minsan2x, pero mas mabuti na keysa kahapon. Dont’ worry kuya di ako mawawala sa listahan ng mga avid fans mo hehehehe.. ingat po! :]
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jessie Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Twinks,
you’ve missed so much in life if you haven’t seen a meteor shower yet. they’re really beautiful.
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twinks Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
kuya, you’ll miss so much in life kasi wala ang link ko sa blogroll mo.. hahahaha
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jessie Reply:
August 13th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Twinks,
Ay sorry, ok naayos ko na. let me fix my other sites tomorrow na lang. For this site, I’ve linked you already.
Thanks for reminding me.
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jessie Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Twinks,
Ok na lahat ng links mo.
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Ako rin dipa nakapanood ng Meteor shower..kaya siguro dipa natutupad ang kaisa isang wish ko hehehe.
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jessie Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Fren,
Hahaha! You have to look at the skies at night in Australia and pray that you’ll see a meteor shower.
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hi ! i just seen meteors 4days ago.how far it is? it looks just vicinity of albay.near in mayon volcano..very close dito sa amin..update me if you know where it landed..baka sa sea umugpa..gud pm!
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jessie Reply:
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Hi!
Sorry but I did not see it. I’m not from Albay. It’s impossible for me to see that meteor shower in my place.
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Saw the show last night. 15 -20 an hour. Saw a fireball due west at 85 deg that left a tail to the northern horizon. took up half the sky and lasted a good 5 sec. Burned up at about 10 deg due north
Awesome
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