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You can witness the Perseid Meteor Shower from Indonesia

Wednesday, 10 August 2022 – 16:30 WIB

LIVE Techno – Of all the meteor showers that occur throughout the year, Perseid meteor shower considered the most spectacular. At that time people had the greatest opportunity to see shooting stars blazing in the night sky.

The Perseids occur every year when Earth is penetrated by the dusty debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. The particles range in size from a grain of sand to a pea, hitting Earth’s atmosphere at 37 miles per second, burning up and streaking across the sky.

Under ideal conditions without clouds, observers could see up to 150 per hour, according to the Royal Astronomical Society. Meteor showers are often dubbed the best of the year because of their brightness and activity.

The Perseids meteor shower is active between mid-July and late August, according to the Metro website, Wednesday, August 10, 2022. In Indonesia, the peak time will occur on Saturday August 13 and one day later, August 14 2022.

“The Perseid meteor shower can be seen throughout Indonesia at 11 pm in Sabang (or the latitude) and 1 night on Rote Island (or the latitude) until 25 minutes before sunrise,” wrote the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space.EIGHT) on Instagram.

The radiation point of this meteor shower comes from the constellation Perseus. Maximum intensity up to 100 meteors per hour. However, Indonesia’s maximum altitude, which varies between 20.9 degrees (Rote Island) to 37.8 degrees (Sabang), reduces its intensity to 36 meteors per hour (Rote Island) and 61 meteors per hour (Sabang).

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