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Shooting Stars in July 2021: When to Look Out for the Perseids

2021-07-13T13:44:03.630Z


How could you spend the nights in July 2021? We have an idea: put up a garden chair and watch falling stars!


How could you spend the nights in July 2021?

We have an idea: put up a garden chair and watch falling stars!

Cologne - The year 2021 has already seen some exciting sky events.

Especially in summer, you can watch the stars or the moon, because then the evenings are usually pleasantly cool, often cloudless and the observations can be combined well with a barbecue evening or a relaxed picnic in the garden.

Perseids in July: When you can see the Laurenti tears as shooting stars

There have been some great events this year.

First the pink moon in April, then the super full moon in May, the annular solar eclipse and in July the new moon.

Fans of lunar calendars usually align their gardening with favorable moon phases, which also works with other areas of life.

And then there is the other facet of observing the sky: stars.

Or in this case shooting stars, which can be observed every year and usually en masse with the naked eye.

In July the time of the Perseids has come.

Reason enough to grab a folding chair or a picnic blanket and sit in the garden at night.

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Perseids in July: when and where to see the shooting stars

The shooting stars start in mid-July.

From July 12th, the July Aquariids (or Delta Aquariids) start, culminating on July 30th.

With a bit of luck, 20 meteors can be visible per hour, according to wetter.de.

The name comes from the constellation Aquarius.

However, fans of sky observation are likely to have more luck with the Perseids, with over 100 falling stars per hour in good years.

It starts with the Perseids on July 17th and the spectacle lasts until August 24th, with the climax about 12 days before the end of the Perseids on August 12th.

The Perseids are an annually recurring meteor shower.

The constellation Perseus is given as the radian, i.e. the origin or direction from which they come.

Hence the name Perseids.

Incidentally, there were reports about the Perseids from Asia a few years after Christ.

But they are also called Laurentius tears.

The name comes from the Roman martyr Laurentius, whose feast day is on August 10th, around the height of the shooting stars.

By the way, Laurentius is also the patron saint of everything that has to do with open fire.

Hobby cooks and fans of the barbecue can make good use of the shooting stars nights to put their skills to the test.

But then nothing should burn.

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You can find more exciting gardening topics at 24garten.de *.

The Perseids in a nutshell:

  • Annually recurring meteor shower that occurs from July 17th

  • Peak around August 12th

  • Also known as Laurentius Tears or Tears of Laurentius

  • Dissolution products from Comet 109P / Swift-Tuttle

  • Ideally, up to 100 Perseids are visible per hour, 20 or more would be more realistic

  • Ideal observation time from two o'clock in the morning

To see a lot of falling stars, the sky shouldn't be bright in the morning, at best cloudless, and it also depends a lot on where you are.

A hill a little outside of the village or town would be ideal as long as there is no artificial light there.

With a little luck you will discover shooting stars or even take photos of them by the end of August.

The Perseids are quite light and therefore usually easily visible.

And if you don't see Perseids, you can still admire or even harvest the evening primrose flowers at night.

The bright, yellow flowers are certainly just as beautiful as some falling stars.

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* 24garten.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

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Source: merkur

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