Astronomy
There was an excellent show of Perseids meteor shower on Thursday night along with thin crescent Moon with Venus, Mars and Saturn in the west-southwestern sky just after sunset.
Many observers have shared their sightings on Twitter.
The Perseids meteor shower is witnessed every year in the second week of August.
Perseids meteor shower was expected to be seen in India too but unforunately due to bad weather which included cloudy skies and showers only few Perseids meteor were seen by few star gazers between 12:30 hrs and 0200 hrs.
Were you able to see the yearly Perseids meteor shower? If yes, then please do share.
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Astronomy
Perseids Annual Meteor shower being sighted
There was an excellent show of Perseids meteor shower on Thursday night along with thin crescent Moon with Venus, Mars and Saturn in the west-southwestern sky just after sunset.
Many observers have shared their sightings on Twitter.
The Perseids meteor shower is witnessed every year in the second week of August.
Perseids meteor shower was expected to be seen in India too but unforunately due to bad weather which included cloudy skies and showers only few Perseids meteor were seen by few star gazers between 12:30 hrs and 0200 hrs.
Were you able to see the yearly Perseids meteor shower? If yes, then please do share.
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