Friday, August 1, 2014

Under the sign of comets

Under the sign of comets

This year's event takes place earlier than usual. In part, to enjoy a beautiful crescent moon (first quarter Aug. 4) and the dark night successor. Of course, it is conducive to the discovery of many celestial objects and encounter with the billions of stars that populate the Milky Way - it is a treat to go through a pair of binoculars. They are also the ideal conditions to expect surprise (and counting) plethora of shooting stars. Remember that these stealthy and glowing features are small grains left in the wake of the comet Swift-Tuttle that enter our atmosphere .

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The famous meteor swarm is called Perseids because its radiate is located precisely in the direction of the constellation Perseus. Like every year, activity peaks on the night of August 12 to 13 (about 100 meteors per hour). Unfortunately at that time, a few hours after the super full moon of August 10 (the moon will be only 356,922 km), the clarity of our natural satellite invade heaven and spoil the party a bit, leaving us see then that the brightest meteors.

The awakening of the Rosetta space probe and the Philae lander before meeting Chury, Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko. © Esa

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