Sunday, August 12, 2012

Meteor Showers expected on August 13


Meteor Showers
Photo Credit:Navicore


Over the past decade this world has seen a lot of things such as extreme weathers,earth quakes and other nature's calamities and now we are expecting to see something that shows how beautiful Mother Nature really is.Meteor showers are expected to make their presence felt on the midnight of August 13 so grab a cup of coffee if you don't want to fall asleep when these romantic and pleasing to the eyes sparks of meteors streak make themselves visible in the sky.This particular light show known as Perseids meteor shower contains a stream of particles which is left behind by the giant Swift-Tuttle comet. "With the meteor shower peaking on the night of August 13, one can expect around 60 light streaks per hour," said executive director of Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre P Iyamperumal.The shower is expected to be beautiful and visible to the naked eye.So don't even think about missing it :).





Source:Times Of India

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