Perseid meteor shower: when and how to best observe shooting stars this year

Extend the route again by the same length in the same direction;

Now you should see the constellation Cassiopeia, advises the Tagesspiegel .

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Meteors, the official technical name for shooting stars, are small particles of rock or dust that burn up in the high atmosphere. But it can also be the illumination of larger bodies farther away. The phenomenon is studied in the science of astronomy.

Dr. Gregory Brown, Senior Research Scientist at the Astronomy Department of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, said that the Perseids are one of the fastest meteor showers.

"They move at speeds of up to 37 miles per second, but they are no bigger than paint particles or grains of sand falling into the atmosphere," he said.

Although this causes this rather bright light show, they have absolutely no chance of falling to the ground. And even if they did, they're so tiny they wouldn't do any harm

You can make a wish during a starfall

The idea that found shooting stars make wishes come true is well known in the folk beliefs of many countries. But there are other myths surrounding meteor observations. For example, in the Upper Palatinate, it is believed that where a shooting star falls to the ground, there is a treasure - just like in the fairy tale Sternthal.

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Earlier , UNN told you that the Delta Aquarid meteor shower would light up the night sky- it was about how to watch a spectacular starfall.