Fixed Stars
The Perseids Meteor Shower
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Every year between the 17th July and the 24th August, the Earth passes through a trail of debris left by the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle. The comet was discovered in 1862 but records of the Perseids date back to 36AD. As the Earth passes through the debris the dust is drawn to the Earth’s atmosphere. A [...]