The tail of the comet Sweet-Tuttle will produce a meter of falling stars (Perseids) in the night sky.
Meteor shower in the south // Photo: Roi Glitz
From last night (Tuesday) until tomorrow night, it will be possible to watch the meteor shower (falling stars) called Perseids. The spectacular show takes place every year between July and August - when the northern hemisphere passes in the trail of dust left behind by the comet "Swift-Tuttle".
This is a relatively large meter of Perseids, which peaks at between 80 and 100 meteors per hour, and in the past even more could be seen. To watch the spectacular event, a "Star Nights" event is being held this week in Timna Park in the southern Arava. Professional telescopes are scattered throughout the park for the enjoyment of the audience, and there will be outdoor tutorials, as well as a missile building workshop for the whole family.
All workshops and observations are conducted by the instructors of the "Big Bear" (the Association for Observational Astronomy). Omar Armoza, director of the Timna Southern Arava Park: "Come to us to experience true desert darkness, see a meteor shower and enjoy the large spaces of our special park. And our sunrise, the hours when the desert comes to life. "
