Treat for stargazers! Here are some stunning pictures of Perseid meteor shower

FP Staff August 12, 2016, 23:38:17 IST

Northern hemisphere sky-gazers are in for a special treat on Thursday night with a rare shooting star “outburst”, which astronomers hope will not be marred by clouds and a bright Moon. Reuters

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Northern hemisphere sky-gazers are in for a special treat on Thursday night with a rare shooting star “outburst”, which astronomers hope will not be marred by clouds and a bright Moon. Reuters

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For about an hour around 2300 GMT, there will be more than double the usual fireball activity associated with the annual Perseid meteor shower. Reuters

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The Perseids happen when Earth hits a wide belt of debris left behind by the comet Tuttle-Swift on its elongated, 133-year orbit around the Sun. Reuters

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“The meteors you’ll see this year are from comet fly-bys that occurred hundreds if not thousands of years ago,” Nasa meteoroid expert Bill Cooke said in a statement. Reuters

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