Tonight's meteor shower

On August 12, the peak of Perseid meteor shower reached 100 meteors per hour.

If you can find a dark sky, then you should pay attention to it. Because the annual Perseid fashion show in August has already started, as long as you look at the sky for a few minutes, there will be a meteor across your field of vision. And this annual performance will be more and more exciting until the peak of 12 in August.

Our earth began to pass through the tail dust of comet Swift-Tatu on July 23, and this long journey will last until August 22. During this period, we will be able to observe the spectacular meteor shower caused by the dust at the tail rubbing against the atmosphere. This meteor shower will reach its peak on August 12, when observers can see 80 to 100 meteors flying across the sky every hour.

This year's observation will be particularly beneficial, because at the peak, on the 27th day of the lunar calendar, the moon's light is not strong. On the other hand, the earth will also pass through a dense tail dust area at 1 1, and a secondary peak will be generated at 1 1.

Comet Swift-Tatooine returned to Earth in 1992, resulting in 19 1 and 1992 Perseid meteor shower. At that time, the observation peak even reached 400 per hour. After that, comet Swift-Tatu will leave again, and the meteor shower will become weaker and weaker before its next return cycle.