Perseids Meteor Shower already begun. We will hold our very successful traditional event by the beach for the 18th consecutive year. It will be held as usual at the KiteMed Kitesurfing Club at Softades on Saturday August 9, at 19:30.
The theme will be Full Moon and Perseids and we will be observing the astonishing Full Moon, the impressive planet Saturn and the colorful double star Albireo
Perseids (PER)
Active from July 17th to August 23rd, 2025 - Currently active!
The Perseids are the most popular meteor shower as they peak on warm August nights as seen from the northern hemisphere.
They reach a strong maximum on August 12 or 13, depending on the year.
Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum.
The Perseids are particles released from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle during its numerous returns to the inner solar system.
They are called Perseids since the radiant (the area of the sky where the meteors seem to originate) is located near the prominent constellation of Perseus the hero when at maximum activity.
In 2025, the waning gibbous moon will severely compromise this shower at the time of maximum activity.
Such conditions will reduce activity by at least 75 percent as only the brighter meteors will be visible.
Shower details
Radiant: 03:17 +58.1°
ZHR: 100 - Velocity: 37 miles/sec (swift - 59km/sec)
Parent Object: 109P/Swift-Tuttle Next Peak
The Perseids will next peak on the Aug 12-13, 2025 night.
On this night, the Moon will be 84% full.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBSERVATIONS
If possible, visit the place, where you want to make observations a day or two in advance.
It is good to be there at daytime since possibly it will be a remote site, so keep in mind local landscape to avoid any dangers and have in mind insects like cockroaches and mosquitoes.
Dress properly for protection but also for the chilly night with humidity.
BEST WAY TO OBSERVE
When observing, one should look high enough in the sky.
There are two areas in the sky to avoid during observations.
Avoid observing exactly overhead and avoid observing towards the radiant at the constellation of Perseus.
In the first case, there is a great chance to fall asleep.
In the second case, someone may observe very short and fast, hardly distinguishable meteors.
If the sky for you, is still not like an open book with familiar symbols and the Perseus constellation is not more understandable for you than 你好, 英仙座!, then choose the southern part of the sky for observation.
Long Perseids will fly out from behind your head.
WHAT ARE METEORS?
Meteors or "shooting stars" as many people call them, come from comets.
Most of the annual meteor showers we observe take place as Earth passes through trails of debris left behind by active comets orbiting the Sun, casting off little bits of dusty debris in their long tails.
The Perseid meteors come from a comet called Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the Sun every 133 years.
They took their name from the constellation of Perseus, as they appear to radiate from a point high in the north, called the "radiant in the constellation of Perseus.
To observe the shower, you need only point yourself generally toward the north and look up.
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