Perseid meteor trail. Time-lapse footage of the night sky in the southern hemisphere in August, showing a meteor trail (at 0:01) streaking across the sky. The trail is formed of glowing ionized atoms in the upper atmosphere. During this footage (which lasts several minutes) a faint smog-like cloud appears, expands, and is dispersed by high-altitude winds. Meteor showers occur regularly each year when the Earth crosses the orbit of cometary debris. The Perseid shower is associated with the Swift-Tuttle comet, reaching its peak around 12 August each year. Footage filmed in August 2016. | |
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