The biggest meteor shower is coming in the morning of August 13

Vietnamese astronomers will admire the Perseus meteor shower - one of the two largest meteor showers of the year on the night of the 12th, dawn on August 13.

Vietnam is about to have the largest meteor shower of the year

Mr. Dang Vu Tuan Son, Chairman of Vietnam Young Astronomical Society (VACA), said that the Perseus meteor shower was caused by the remnants of Swift-Tuttle 's comet on Earth orbit. It can reach 50-100 meteors per hour at the extreme.

Meteor shower.(Source: amsmeteors.org)

In the cloudy areas, this year is an ideal time to observe this phenomenon when the maximum time of this meteor shower occurred on June 28-29 (Lunar Calendar) so it was not blocked. turned by moonlight.

According to Mr. Son, the entire meteor shower phenomenon Perseus takes place from July 17 to August 24 with a peak at dawn 12, 13 and 14 August.

To observe, at dawn of these days (after 1:00 am), astronomers need to look up at the northeast sky . The observer does not need any assistive devices, but should avoid places with lights, choose a place with a wide, high viewing angle.

However, if it is rainy or cloudy, observation will not be possible. Therefore, Mr. Son recommends that those who have no experience of observing need to look up to the northeast sky, if not able to count a few dozen stars, they should not continue to watch their meteor shower.