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On the night of 13 August, the inhabitants of the Northern hemisphere could observe the Perseid meteor shower. “The most active phase lasted from 17.00 August 12 to 5.30 on August 13. At this time, under ideal conditions in the sky could be seen falling two to three meteors per minute,” — said on the website of the International meteor organization (IMO).
Brighton, UK. Source: Hannah Mckay/Reuters
The Perseids is a meteor shower, which appears annually in August from the constellation Perseus. This natural phenomenon occurs when the Earth is in its path is found with particles of ice, dust and rock ejected into interstellar space when approaching the Sun the comet swift — Tuttle. These particles penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of over 150 km/h and burn it.
Grandas de Salem, Spain
Belarus. Source: sergeigapon/instagram.com
Le-Sep, Switzerland. Source: Paul Hanna/Reuters
Source: Neil Barker/infoastronomy/instagram.com
Garo, Colorado, USA. Source: p.stone.photos/instagram.com
Brighton, UK. Source: Hannah Mckay/Reuters
Prilepy, Belarus. Source: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Source: Amel Emric/AP
Rabat, Malta. Source: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
Skopje, Macedonia. Source: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
Russia. Source: nefelim1988/instagram.com
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