{"id":588352,"date":"2026-08-18T11:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588352\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:26:16","slug":"apod-2026-august-18-perseids-from-perseus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588352\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplanation:\u00a0This was a good year for the\u00a0Perseids meteor shower<\/a>. A key reason was\u00a0the Moon<\/a>\u00a0was absent from lighting up\u00a0Earth’s night sky<\/a>\u00a0so that\u00a0more meteors<\/a>\u00a0were visible than usual. Where was the Moon? It was busy\u00a0visiting the Sun<\/a>. Near the Perseids peak, the Moon moved directly in front of the Sun and created a total\u00a0solar eclipse<\/a>\u00a0visible from\u00a0Greenland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Spain<\/a>. The\u00a0Perseids<\/a>\u00a0occur when the Earth collides with a\u00a0stream of Sun-orbiting debris<\/a>\u00a0cast off by\u00a0Comet Swift-Tuttle<\/a>. Perseid meteors, although typically only the size of a\u00a0sand<\/a>\u00a0grain, tend to be fast and bright because Swift-Tuttle’s debris orbits\u00a0the Sun<\/a>\u00a0in a\u00a0direction partly opposite<\/a>\u00a0Earth’s orbital motion. In the\u00a0featured image<\/a>\u00a0compilation accumulated over several nights from\u00a0Jizerka<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Czech Republic<\/a>, the Perseids meteor streaks can be traced back to a single location on the sky — its\u00a0radiant<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Perseus<\/a>.
Gallery:\u00a0Perseids Meteor Shower of 2026<\/a>
Tomorrow’s picture:\u00a0open space<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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