This time of year there are several meteor showers that we can see. From half July till half or the end of August we can see the Pisces Australids (between 21:30 and 5:00 hour), the S. Delta Aquarids (between 22:00 and 5:00 hour) and the Alpha Capricornids (between 20:00 and 4:00 hour). But what are meteor showers?
A meteor, or “shooting star”, is a particle of rock or dust that enters the Earth’s atmosphere and causes a streak of light when it burns up. In general meteors appear in the upper atmosphere, at an altitude of between 80 to 120 kilometres and disappear between 60 and 80 kilometres high. If the object is big enough, some of it will reach the surface and is then called a meteorite. Most meteors entering the atmosphere are sporadic, particles travelling through space in isolation. But several times a year, the Earth passes through streams of particles left behind by comets
