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13 Aug 2015 12:00:10
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Photo-fact: shooting stars of the Perseids over Belarus (9 photos)

Last night in the skies over Belarus it was possible to observe the Perseid meteor shower. He appears annually from the constellation of Perseus as a result of the passage of the Earth through the plume of dust particles released by comet swift-tuttle, reaches its peak on the night of 12 / 13th August. The comet is approaching the Earth only once every 135 years.

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Last night in the skies over Belarus it was possible to observe the Perseid meteor shower. He appears annually from the constellation of Perseus as a result of the passage of the Earth through the plume of dust particles released by comet swift-tuttle, reaches its peak on the night of 12 / 13th August. The comet is approaching the Earth only once every 135 years.

to Photograph a meteor shower is extremely difficult: the meteors flying at a speed of about 60 meters per second.

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