SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -In most years, the most visible meteor shower is the Perseids, which peak on 12 August of each year at over one meteor per minute. NASA has a tool to calculate how many meteors per hour are visible from one’s observing location. The Leonid meteor shower peaks around 17 November of each year.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are called Perseids since the radiant (the area of the sky where the meteors seem to originate) is located near the prominent constellation of Perseus the hero when at maximum activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Approximately 30 meteor showers occur each year that are visible to observers on Earth. Some of these showers have been around longer than 100 years. For example, the Perseid meteor shower, which occurs each year in August, was first observed about 2000 years ago and recorded in the Chinese annals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yes. The visibility of meteor showers depends on a variety of factors, which include: peak time, position of the radiant-the point in the sky where the shower seems to originate, moonrise and sunset times, and the Moon phase.

Detailed explanation-5: -Of the 10 major meteor showers, the low-rate showers (such as the Taurids and April Lyrids) will produce only about 10-15 meteors per hour at their peak under good conditions, while the high-rate showers (such as the Perseids or Geminids) can produce up to 50-100 meteors per hour at their peaks.