Perseid Meteor Shower
Today morning at 3-4 am, I went outside to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower.
At first, I thought it happened every 133 years and so this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Then it turned out that it happened every year, and the comet orbited the sun every 133 years, with the next orbit in 2126. The only special thing about this year was that the Perseids were getting joined by another meteor shower and a waning supermoon, which is a really bright moon.
Sadly, I found that it was raining outside when I went to observe the meteors. The clouds completely obscured the sky and it was too wet to do anything. I would really like to see the meteors next year, though. I have seen pictures and it looks like a spinning disc with white dots on it. There are apparently around 50-100 meteors an hour, and an article said you could probably catch a tiny fireball once every five minutes,but I kind of doubt that.
In conclusion, I hope it isn't raining next year!
At first, I thought it happened every 133 years and so this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Then it turned out that it happened every year, and the comet orbited the sun every 133 years, with the next orbit in 2126. The only special thing about this year was that the Perseids were getting joined by another meteor shower and a waning supermoon, which is a really bright moon.
Sadly, I found that it was raining outside when I went to observe the meteors. The clouds completely obscured the sky and it was too wet to do anything. I would really like to see the meteors next year, though. I have seen pictures and it looks like a spinning disc with white dots on it. There are apparently around 50-100 meteors an hour, and an article said you could probably catch a tiny fireball once every five minutes,but I kind of doubt that.
In conclusion, I hope it isn't raining next year!
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