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Kingdom and Arab sky to see Perseid meteor shower
On the nights of August 12 and 13, the skies of Jordan and the Arab world will witness a meteor shower called the Perseids, where approximately one hundred meteors can be seen per hour. It is one of the most active showers of the year. They can be clearly seen with the naked eye, resembling fireworks, especially in dark areas away from artificial lights such as Wadi Rum, which is considered one of the best places to observe them. The source of these meteors is the comet Swift-Tuttle, which leaves a trail of dust around the Sun. When Earth crosses this trail on August 13, the meteors appear in a dense shower. The meteors are composed of dust particles entering the atmosphere at speeds up to 70 km/h; they begin burning at an altitude of about 120 km before disintegrating, and most do not reach the Earth's surface. During the event, it is also possible to observe the planet Jupiter, Saturn, and the Milky Way galaxy.
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