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Pilots capture

The Daily Mail 19 Nov 2024
'We thought the light was a plane, but it wasn't on our radar,' the pilot said ... However, the celestial events actual origins are in debris left behind by the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, whose path intersects with Earth every summer ... Read More ... .
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Astronomers Predict the Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Comets From Meteor Showers

Universe Today 31 Oct 2024
In these cases, we have even identified the originating comets as Phaeton, Swift-Tuttle, and Halley’s. But of these, only Swift-Tuttle is a long-period comet (barely) with an orbital period of 257 years.
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UAE: City-sized asteroid nears Earth; when to spot it in Dubai skies

Khaleejtimes 25 Oct 2024
Comets can also pose a threat ... Currently, the largest comet visible in the sky is 109P/Swift-Tuttle, with a diameter of 26km, making it roughly twice the size of the object believed to have caused the dinosaurs’ extinction.
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The European Photography Awards 2024 winners

The Times/The Sunday Times 07 Sep 2024
From active volcanoes to adorable animals, these are the stunning images that impressed the judges at the European Photography Awards ... ISABEL DOODY/EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS/CAPTURE MEDIA ... The meteors are debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet ... UK ... .
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Meteor feast in Didim

Didim Voices 23 Aug 2024
Physicist and astronomer Erdem Aytekin told the AA correspondent about the event that the small particles left by the Swift-Tuttle Comet in its orbit enter the earth’s atmosphere every year, and ...
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Polluted Perseids!

CyprusMail 18 Aug 2024
Whilst trying to watch the annual Perseids meteor shower (originating from the Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle) this week, my view was interrupted and spoilt every night until the ...
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Northern Lights and Perseid meteor shower put on dazzling display

AOL 13 Aug 2024
The event is associated with the dusty debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. The meteoroids from the comet, mostly no bigger than a grain of ...
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Look: UAE skies light up with over 1,000 shooting stars as Perseids meteor shower peaks

Khaleejtimes 13 Aug 2024
The UAE lit up as hundreds of shooting stars zoomed across the night sky late Monday night ... Stay up to date with the latest news ... The shower occurs every year when the Earth passes through the debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle ... ALSO READ ... .
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Rare Northern Lights, Meteor Shower Combo Dazzles Over Russia

Moscow Times 13 Aug 2024
The rare celestial event was also observed in Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia. The Perseid meteor shower, an annual event caused by Earth passing through debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, was expected to peak around Aug. 11-12 ... Read more about. Space ... Once.
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Perseid meteor shower poised for dazzling return to UK skies

The Observer 13 Aug 2024
Shooting stars darted through skies across the UK last weekend as the meteor shower reached its peak on Monday night ... Read more ... The annual meteor shower consists of the debris left behind Comet Swift-Tuttle, which comes around every 20 to 200 years ... .
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Northern Lights dazzle skies above UK – and you could be treated to meteors tonight

Metro UK 13 Aug 2024
The event is associated with the dusty debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years ... The meteoroids from the comet, mostly no bigger than a grain of sand but some the ...
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Northern Lights dazzle skies above UK – but will the aurora be visible tonight?

Metro UK 13 Aug 2024
The event is associated with the dusty debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years ... The meteoroids from the comet, mostly no bigger than a grain of sand but some the ...
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Did YOU see them? Northern Lights and Perseid Meteor Shower light up skies over Yorkshire, ...

The Daily Mail 13 Aug 2024
Watching a meteor shower light up the sky is a thrilling experience for any keen stargazer ... Read More ... Ms Lee says ... Rather, the Perseid Meteor Shower is caused by the debris left behind by a comet called 109P/Swift-Tuttle ... Read More ... Read More ... Read More ... .
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Look up Thunder Bay, here's how you can see the meteor shower tonight

CBC 12 Aug 2024
Fort William Historical Park is hosting a viewing of the Perseids Meteor Shower on Aug. 12. It will showcase the peak of the light show made as the planet passes through the debris field of the 1992 comet Swift-Tuttle ... .
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Miss the Perseids meteor shower peak? There's still time to watch. Here's how

Port Clinton News Herald 12 Aug 2024
The Perseids originate from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to orbit the sun ... Discovered in 1862 by Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle, Swift-Tuttle is a large comet, according to NASA.

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