Russians will be able to see a large Perseid meteor shower

Residents of Russia on the night of August 12-13 will be able to see the Perseid meteor shower. There will be about a hundred shooting stars in the sky every hour. This is reported by TASS with reference to Nikolai Zheleznov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.

This year, the starfall coincides with the full moon, so it's best to watch the meteor shower at dawn. It will be clearly visible to all residents of the northern hemisphere of the planet.

Zheleznov explained: in order to find a meteor shower in the night sky, it is best to focus on the constellation Cassiopeia.

In the last month of summer, residents of Russia will be able to witness two starfall. Of these, the brightest and most unforgettable will happen from July 17 to August 24 — this is the Perseid starfall in the constellation Perseus.

The culmination of the cosmic event is expected on August 12 at 23 o'clock — this is the best time to see the maximum number of meteors — up to 110 per hour. This happens once a year when the Earth crosses the orbit of comet Swift-Tuttle.