Perseid Meteors over China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
The Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August. It is considered the best meteor shower of the year. With swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long "wakes" of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth's atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour. They occur with warm summer nighttime weather allowing sky watchers to view them comfortably.
Perseids are also known for their fireballs. Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak. This is due to the fact that fireballs originate from larger particles of cometary material. Fireballs are also brighter, with apparent magnitudes greater than -3.
Learn more about the Perseid meteor shower here:
Note: The border of Inner Mongolia (population: 24 million) includes two-thirds of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia (population: 3.5 million).
Video Credit: Jeff Dai
Release Date: Aug 21, 2024
Capture Dates: August 12 & 13, 2023
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