This meteor shower can be seen yearly, but Singaporeans face challenges like light pollution and cloud cover.
SINGAPORE – While the Perseid meteor shower lit up the sky over Europe, the US and Malaysia on recent nights, Singaporeans missed out on the spectacle on Aug 12.
The celestial phenomenon, considered the best meteor shower of the year by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US, transfixed astronomy buffs around the world as the meteors left streaks of light and colour in their wake while passing through Earth’s atmosphere. Meteor showers are formed when the Earth passes through a cloud of debris left behind by a comet or asteroid. The Perseid meteor shower is caused by debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet.that Singaporeans could face challenges such as light pollution and frequent cloud cover when they try to catch the meteor shower.
Facebook user Lee Zhi Da said on Aug 13: “ 1.23am. There’s nothing at Pasir Ris Park. The only lights in the skies are airplanes landing at the airport. thick clouds overhead.”
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