Perseids Meteor To Streak Across Sky At Midnight Thursday - Bernama

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Perseids Meteor To Streak Across Sky At Midnight Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- There will be a dazzling display of shooting stars between Thursday (midnight) and Friday (dawn) as a meteor is expected to streak across the sky.

The Perseids Meteor Shower might also create a fascinating light rainfall not to be missed, said Prof Mohd Zambri Zainuddin of Universiti Malaya's department of physics.

He said meteor observers could spot about 100 streaks of meteor light across the sky hourly, at or near the shower peak which could well be after midnight.

Mohd Zambri told Bernama that many were unaware of this event, adding that some were even ignorant of the Perseids Meteor Shower.

"The people should come forward to view these shooting stars as they could learn the process of how and why this shower happens," he said.

Mohd Zambri said various campaigns and seminars should be held to create awareness on the meteor streak.

He explained that a meteor showered the sky when comets got closer to the Sun and fragmented into small particles, which in turn, created many bright meteors.

According to a statement issued by a resort in Bagan Lalang, Sepang, observers could watch the Perseids meteors after midnight tomorrow until dawn.

"The sky conditions will be excellent for observing the meteor shower after midnight when the waxing cresent moon is already set," it said.

A member of Star Hunter Astronomical Society, Chin Wei Loon, said the two-day activity by Perseid meteors would be interesting because only northern hemisphere countries such as Malaysia, could experience the event.

"Actually, we can see meteors daily, with five to 10 streaks an hour, but not as much as the Perseids meteors which burst into streaks all over the sky," he said.

Chin said there were another two major meteor showers, namely Leonids and Germinids.

Leonids lights up the sky every 33 years while Germinids occurs every December.

-- BERNAMA

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