JAKARTA – The natural phenomena that occur on Earth are indeed endless. As will happen tonight, the annual Perseid meteor shower will decorate the sky that has had such a stunning display for 2,000 years.
Quoted from NASA Gov, Wednesday, August 12, Perseid is one of the best and brightest collection of shooting stars. This meteor shower occurs every year around August, when Earth floats through the clouds left behind by the giant comet 109P, also known as Swift-Tuttle.
This celestial phenomenon causes debris to collide with the atmosphere and disintegrate into irregular lines.
The LAPAN Space Science Center revealed that the peak of the Perseid meteor shower phenomenon will occur in the early hours of 12 August to 13 August 2020. The Perseid meteor shower has actually been active from 17 July to 24 August 2020.
This meteor shower is named after the point of radian, the nine points of origin of the meteor shower located in the constellation Perseus. The Perseid meteor travels at a speed of 132,000 miles per hour, which creates a clear beam of light.
This meteor is claimed to be harmless, because the celestial body will descend about 14.2 million miles away from Earth. Perseids are best seen in the Northern Hemisphere. No need for a telescope, only with the naked eye can see they are everywhere.
Not a few claim that the Perseid meteor shower is so special. The reason is because every year its beauty can be relied on. If we are lucky we can see a fireball that is so shining and even though the peak of activity in the second week of August each year, this meteor shower can be seen from the end of July.
For information, if you are interested in witnessing this natural phenomenon, you need to avoid city centers which are full of light and air pollution. It takes a location that can make you see the sky widely without the distraction of a multi-storey building view.
You also don’t need to use special tools to view the Perseid meteor shower. NASA scientists suggest that although meteor showers can be seen any time after 9 p.m., the best time to see is in the darkest part of the night, which is the early morning hours before dawn.
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