Perseid Meteor Shower: View from Sweden
Astrophotographer P-M Hedén: "After a very nice 80% solar eclipse, I went to the east coast and witnessed a nice Perseid meteor shower. Not the best I´ve seen but several bright and colorful ones. This shows two of them with the Milky way beside."
Perseids: Fast Facts
Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Radiant Constellation: Perseus
Active: Through Aug. 24, 2026 (Peak nights: Aug. 12-13)
Observed Under Dark Skies: About 25 meteors per hour
Meteor Velocity: 37 miles (59 km) per second
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east.
Image Credit: P-M Hedén
Location: Vallentuna, Sweden
Location: Vallentuna, Sweden
#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #SolarSystem #Stars #Planets #Earth #Meteors #PerseidMeteors #Perseids #MeteorShowers #Meteors #Comets #Comet109PSwiftTuttle #PerseusConstellation #SolarSystem #MilkyWayGalaxy #Astrophotography #PMHedén #Astrophotographers #Vallentuna #Sweden #Sverige #STEM #Education
No comments:
Post a Comment