Why in news The Perseid meteor shower this year began around July and will last until late August, but their peak activity is going on no...
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The Perseid meteor shower this year began around July and will last until late August, but their peak activity is going on now — between August 11 and 13.
The shower should be visible to the naked eye in many places between midnight and dawn, especially in the northern hemisphere.
Local weather conditions could affect this, however.
The Perseid meteors are debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle
Swift-Tuttle
This particular comet goes around the Sun once every 133 years
The meteors now visible were left behind by the pass before the last one — or perhaps even earlier.
Its most recent pass, happened in 1992
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