Night of shooting stars on Wednesday! See the best places to watch the Perseids – News Gazeta.pl

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Shooting Stars is nothing like meteorites – fragments of rock from space burning up upon entering the atmosphere. Every year the Perseids orbit – one of the most famous swarms – crosses Earth’s orbit. This takes place in late July and August.

This time, most meteors will be seen in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Between the hours of 20 and 6 am every hour will even be a few hundred stars.

The Perseids are best viewed where it does not interfere with observations of the sky urban lighting. With the service www.lightpollutionmap.info you can find the most convenient spot in your neighborhood – the darker the color chart, the better you will see the stars.

In the case of big cities simply go to the suburbs – a dozen or so kilometers will make a big difference. But there is good news for those who can not go on this tour: the brightest, the most attractive Perseids will be visible even in the center of Warsaw.

Perseids – where they watch?

In many places in Poland are planned joint observations of the sky. The largest of these last few years, the Copernicus Science Centre – interested can come to him between the hours. 21 and 2 o’clock. Last year, the event brought together about 6.5 thousand. people; This time, the organizers estimate that there may be even 10,000.

In order to facilitate the observation of the sky in the capital, will be extinguished illumination Copernicus Science Centre, a planetarium Copernicus Sky and Discovery Park. The stadium lights go out, PGE National and Municipal Roads illuminations switched off Świętokrzyski Bridge, Poniatowski and the Silesian-Dabrowski. Dark will also be on the square Kahla around the Copernicus Science Centre.

Common observations not only in Warsaw

Events under the name “Night of Fallen Stars” will be held across the country – more information about them can be found, among others, Facebook. But no matter where you want to watch meteorites, remember one thing: seeing a shooting star, think necessarily wish!

Do this even if I know that shooting stars are in Indeed, only flecks of dust – not much bigger than grains of sand. Remains of entering the Earth’s atmosphere heats up due to friction and are burnt. The trail just such a process we observe in the sky as short-lived, fast flash.

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