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Prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteors are
Perseids
Topics referred to by the same term
Perseid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Perseid (archaically spelt Perseide) may refer to: Any meteor of the Perseids Any member of the Perseids (mythology)
Perseid
Archaeological site in Greece
but the succession was disputed by the Taphians under Pterelaos, another Perseid, who assaulted Mycenae, lost, and retreated with the cattle. The cattle
Mycenae
Descendants of Perseus in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, the Perseids (sing. Perseid; Ancient Greek: Περσείδαι, romanized: Perseídai, lit. 'those born of Perseus', sing. Περσείδης Perseídēs)
Perseids_(mythology)
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
Ancient Greek: Περσεύς, romanized: Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero
Perseus
1972 novel by John Barth
composed of three loosely connected novellas. The novellas are Dunyazadiad, Perseid and Bellerophoniad, whose titles refer eponymously to the mythical characters
Chimera_(Barth_novel)
American Bangsian fantasy series
Armstrong (published by Perseid Publishing, ISBN 978-0985935153, ISBN 0985935154) Dreamers in Hell (2013), anthology (published by Perseid Press, ISBN 978-0-9892100-2-7)
Heroes_in_Hell
Study of how space conditions affect spacecraft
control during the 1993 Perseid meteor shower. A similar event occurred with the Landsat 5 spacecraft during the 2009 Perseid meteor shower. Spacecraft
Space_environment
King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
became permanent after his death in battle, which ended the rule of the Perseid dynasty in Mycenae. According to most ancient sources, Atreus was the father
Atreus
Greek mythological figure
'Gorgon-slayer') was queen of both Messenia and Sparta and one of the Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer"
Gorgophone (daughter of Perseus)
Gorgophone_(daughter_of_Perseus)
Halley-type comet and parent body of the Perseid meteors
nucleus is 26 km (16 mi) in diameter. Swift–Tuttle is the parent body of the Perseid meteor shower, perhaps the best known shower and among the most reliable
Comet_Swift–Tuttle
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
distinguished; they contain the clan of the Achaemenids from which spring the Perseid kings. Other tribes are the Panthialaei, Derusiaei, Germanii, all of which
Achaemenid_Empire
Meteor shower
The Zeta Perseids (ζ–Perseids) are a daylight meteor shower that takes place from about May 20 to July 5. On the peak date of June 13, the radiant is only
Zeta_Perseids
Fictional character
commandeers the Maru. He then embarks on a mission to find the diary of the mad Perseid that contains the last slipstream route to Tarn-Vedra. However Trance and
List_of_Andromeda_characters
City-state in ancient Greece
the Dark Age. It treats the mythic heroes such as the Heraclids and the Perseids, offering a view of the occupation of the Peloponnesus that contains both
Sparta
Celestial event caused by streams of meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere
ZHR are the Perseids (75/hr), Geminids (75/hr), and Quadrantids (60/hr). In most years, the most reliable meteor shower is the Perseids, which peak on
Meteor_shower
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
Alexander dedicated the temple to Athena Polias." "Capitains Nemo". cts.perseids.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020
Alexander_the_Great
Eighth month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around 28–29 July. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between 17 July and 24 August
August
1956 series of UFO sightings in England
noted, an unusually large number of shooting stars, associated with the Perseid meteor shower. At 21:30, radar operators at the base tracked a target,
Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident
Lakenheath-Bentwaters_incident
1972 single by John Denver
in living that one feels when he observes something as wondrous as the Perseid meteor shower on a moonless, cloudless night, when there are so many stars
Rocky_Mountain_High
for their entire existence are indicated by a super-script "JV", as in PerseidJV. A. Nattermann (subsidiary of Sanofi; 1906– ) AAH (1970s– ) Abbott (1888–
List of pharmaceutical companies
List_of_pharmaceutical_companies
1946 UAP sightings over Scandinavia and several regions of Europe
sightings, on 9 and 11 August 1946, also fall within the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. However, most ghost rocket sightings did not occur during
Ghost_rockets
American biopharmaceutical company
and Astellas called Perseid Therapeutics, in which Maxygen retained majority ownership. The intention was to work through Perseid to exploit most of Maxygen's
Maxygen
Ancient Greek tribe
altogether uninhabited. Heracles was a Perseid, a member of the ruling family of Greece. His mother Alcmene had both Perseids and Pelopids in her ancestry. A
Dorians
Hobby of watching the sky and stars
Amateur astronomers watch the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower.
Amateur_astronomy
Soviet/Russian space station (1986–2001)
crew departed on 22 July, and soon after Mir passed through the annual Perseid meteor shower, during which the station was hit by several particles. A
Mir
Early Christian deacon of Rome and martyr
Mura is named the "Quartiere San Lorenzo".[citation needed] Because the Perseid Meteor Shower typically occurs annually in mid-August on or around his
Saint_Lawrence
Liturgical commemorations of the Patron Saint of Peasants
sacrifice to God.” The Tears of Saint Lawrence is the popular name for the Perseid meteor shower, an annual astronomical event occurring from mid-July to
Feast_of_Saint_Lawrence
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
250 million light-years from Earth. It hosts the radiant of the annual Perseids meteor shower—one of the most prominent meteor showers in the sky. In Greek
Perseus_(constellation)
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Heracles (/ˈhɛrəkliːz/ Ancient Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, lit. 'glory/fame of Hera'), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine
Heracles
Meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and leaves again
asteroid type June 10, 2012, an Earth-grazing fireball from the Daytime ζ-Perseid shower passed over Spain, travelling 510 km in the atmosphere. It was the
Earth-grazing_fireball
Natural object in space that releases gas
is related to how long ago the parent comet released the material. The Perseid meteor shower, for example, occurs every year between 9 and 13 August,
Comet
Conspiracy theories alleging connections between UFOs and Nazi Germany
sightings, on 9 and 11 August 1946, also fall within the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. However, most ghost rocket sightings did not occur during
Nazi_UFOs
Αὐτόχθη, romanized: Autókhthē) was a Mycenaean princess and one of the Perseids, as a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Autochthe was a daughter of King
Autochthe
American-Canadian science fiction author (born 1953)
Awards (for the novels Blind Lake and Darwinia, and the short work "The Perseids"), and the Philip K. Dick Award (for the novel Mysterium). Julian Comstock:
Robert_Charles_Wilson
Musical project
"Atlas: Six" "Atlas: Seven" "Hill" "Everywhere I Go" "August 12, 2018: Perseid Meteor Shower" 2019 "Atlas: Eight" "Atlas: Nine" "April 10, 2019: Powehi
Sleeping_at_Last
Son of Perseus in Greek mythology
Greek mythology, Perses (/ˈpɜːrsiz/; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) is one of the Perseids, as a son of Perseus and Andromeda. Perses is left in Cossaei and, with
Perses_(son_of_Perseus)
Hero in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Iphicles (/ˈɪfɪˌkliːz/ or /ˈaɪfɪˌkliːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἰφικλῆς Iphiklēs), also called Iphiclus, was the younger maternal half-twin
Iphicles
Body that enters the Earth's atmosphere
showers Lyrids Meteor air burst North American Meteor Network Orionids Perseids Tollmann's hypothetical bolide "Cosmic Fireball Falling Over ALMA". ESO
Meteor
ASCII representation format for ancient Greek
com/perseusdl/morpheus "Beta-code-rb/Vendor/Beta-code-json at master · perseids-tools/Beta-code-rb". GitHub. Paul Hardy, beta2uni utility TLG Beta Code
Beta_Code
2024 film by Tracie Laymon
their interests, with Bob taking Lily to his rural property to watch the Perseids meteor shower, a yearly tradition for him since the death of his son. He
Bob_Trevino_Likes_It
Late Bronze Age, or the Mycenaean Period. In mythology, they were the Perseids. As the name of Atreus is attested in Hittite documents, this dynasty may
List_of_kings_of_Sparta
Open clusters in the constellation Perseus
and South Africa. The Double Cluster is approximately the radiant of the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks annually around August 12 or 13. Although easy
Double_Cluster
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
(Schedar) (2.24m) Nearest star η Cas (Achird) Messier objects 2 Meteor showers Perseids Bordering constellations Camelopardalis Cepheus Lacerta Andromeda Perseus
Cassiopeia_(constellation)
Meteor shower
were first observed in 1862, much later than other showers such as the Perseids (36 AD) and Leonids (902 AD). Based on data from the Parker Solar Probe
Geminids
City in Lebanon
Retrieved 24 September 2010. "ToposText". topostext.org. "Capitains Nemo". cts.perseids.org. "Saint Christina of Tyre (July 24)". Official website of the Antiochian
Tyre,_Lebanon
2013 missing person case in Florida
have decided to go for a swim afterwards (a friend of hers noted that the Perseid meteor shower was happening at that time, which he said was the sort of
Disappearance of Tiffany Daniels
Disappearance_of_Tiffany_Daniels
Shared world fantasy series by Robert Asprin
Books and subsequently expanded in Author's Cut trade paper editions by Perseid Press. Janet Morris, Beyond Sanctuary (1985), a Science Fiction Book club
Thieves'_World
Figure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene
Amphitryon (/æmˈfɪtriən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, gen.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology
Amphitryon
Meteor shower
can be as high as that of two other reliably rich meteor showers, the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December, yet Quadrantid meteors are not
Quadrantids
Mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae
In Greek mythology, Electryon (/ɪˈlɛktriən/;Ancient Greek: Ἠλεκτρύων) was a king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. Electryon was the son of Perseus
Electryon
Small Solar System body with an orbit that can bring it close to Earth
been discovered. Comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle, which is also the source of the Perseid meteor shower every year in August, has a roughly 130-year orbit that passes
Near-Earth_object
Meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle
to Leonids. The Discovery of the Perseid Meteors (after the Leonids and) Prior to 1837, nobody realized the Perseids were an annual event, by Mark Littmann
Leonids
Star in the constellation Perseus
0323+342 B3 0309+411B IC 310 Markarian 1073 NRAO 140 UGC 2885 CDG-2 Galaxy clusters Perseus Cluster Astronomical events SN 1961V SN 2006gy Perseids Category
Kappa_Persei
Vergata:[9] Integration into a Collaborative Editing Platform for the Perseids Project: Marie-Claire Beaulieu. Tufts University, funded by the Andrew
Alpheios_Project
Wimbledon College Canterbury Campus Cricket Green School Melrose School Perseid School South Thames College Date Valley School Donhead Preparatory School
List of schools in the London Borough of Merton
List_of_schools_in_the_London_Borough_of_Merton
Protected area in North Carolina, United States
swamp on Bladen Lakes State Forest in early summer Picture taken during Perseids meteor shower event (August 14, 2015) "Bladen Lakes State Forest". www
Bladen_Lakes_State_Forest
Symbols in astronomy
Taurids. Delta Aquariids Eta Aquariids Geminids Leonids Lyrids Orionids Perseids Quadrantids Taurids Ursids For planetary transits of Mercury and Venus
Astronomical_symbols
Annual meteor shower
The daytime showers are active from May to July (Beta Taurids and Zeta Perseids), while the nighttime showers are active from September to December. Typically
Taurids
Digital library of Tufts University
provides links to the digital editions not hosted by the Perseus Library, the Perseids Project, which aims to support access to Classics scholarship by providing
Perseus_Digital_Library
Human vision, unaided by optical instruments
better observed by naked eye than with binoculars. Such showers include the Perseids (10–12 August) and the December Geminids. Some 100 satellites per night
Naked_eye
Diffuse nebula in the constellation Perseus
0323+342 B3 0309+411B IC 310 Markarian 1073 NRAO 140 UGC 2885 CDG-2 Galaxy clusters Perseus Cluster Astronomical events SN 1961V SN 2006gy Perseids Category
NGC_1579
Annual meteor shower in May and June
July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. The source of
Arietids
Canadian astronomer
included "Combined Radar, Photographic and Visual Observations of the Perseid Meteor Shower of 1947" (Nature 1948, with Peter Millman and D. W. R. McKinley)
Miriam_Burland
Title for the queen of the Hittites
every aspect of Hittite culture". Morris' book was republished by The Perseid Press in April 2013. Also transliterated Tavannana, This is the reconstruction
Tawananna
Orion Orionid Pavo Pavonid Pegasus Pegasean, Pegasarian Pegasid Perseus Perseid Phoenix Phoenicean Phoenicid Pisces Piscean, Piscian Piscid Piscis Austrinus
List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies
List_of_adjectivals_and_demonyms_of_astronomical_bodies
British astronomer
Salvation Army". www.salvationarmy.org.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2018. "Perseid meteor shower: See the meteors in the sky and online". Retrieved 31 January
Sheila_Kanani
City in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation. 5 (5): 1. "Capitains Nemo". cts.perseids.org. "Kaza Amasya / Άμάσεια - Amáseia". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved
Amasya
Rare transient luminous events that occur over tops of thunder storms
wide-angle photo of a gigantic jet on a wide-angle lens while shooting Perseid meteors atop Shi Keng Kong peak in Guangdong province and Li Hualong captured
Upper-atmospheric_lightning
Mother of Heracles
In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ælkˈmiːniː/ alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ælkˈmiːnə/ alk-MEE-nə; Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα
Alcmene
December 8 Transit of Venus 2126 July 12 Comet Swift–Tuttle (source of the Perseids) comes to perihelion. 2126 July 29 At 16:08 UTC, Mercury will occult Mars
List of future astronomical events
List_of_future_astronomical_events
King of the Hittite empire
every aspect of Hittite culture". Morris' book was republished by The Perseid Press in April 2013. He is also a character in Chie Shinohara's historical
Arnuwanda_II
Radio communication system implemented in software
https://housedillon.com/blog/support-for-the-rafael-micro-r820t-tuner-o-cocoa-radio/ "Perseids shower using graves radar". EB3FRN. 7 October 2013. "HPSDR Web Site". WebSDR
Software-defined_radio
Observatory
stars, estimating out-gasing of minor planets, and searching for large Perseid meteoroids. The observatory was closed at the end of 2010. David Dunlap
Elginfield_Observatory
American scientist and educator
1881. Sky and Telescope, August 1996, Pages 68-71, The Discovery of the Perseid Meteors, by Mark Littmann "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved
Joseph_Lovering
Celestial point in the sky from which meteors appear to originate
a terrestrial observer) the paths of meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the
Radiant_(meteor_shower)
Mythical ship of King Arthur
Retrieved 7 November 2020. Poage, Sean (2018). The Retreat to Avalon. USA: Perseid Press. ISBN 978-8494729898. Bartrum, Peter C. (2009). "A Welsh Classical
Prydwen
Northern Hemisphere meteor shower
Retrieved 11 October 2017. Żołądek, P.; et al. (October 2009), "The 2004 Perseid meteor shower – Polish Fireball Network double station preliminary results"
Draconids
Season of television series
#13-30 "Plan Now For The Perseid Meteor Shower" -- -- July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29) 1861 #13-31 "Don't Miss Next Week's Perseid Meteor Shower" -- -- August 5
Star_Gazers_(2013_season)
King of the Hittite Empire from c. 1320–1295 BC
every aspect of Hittite culture". Morris' book was republished by The Perseid Press in April 2013. Chie Shinohara wrote the manga series Red River (also
Muršili_II
Perseid "downloads" immense amounts of knowledge into his brain. A bounty hunter arrives for the dead Perseid, and Dylan looks into why the Perseid was
List_of_Andromeda_episodes
Hendrika, Unicorn Parts, Squirrelhunter, The BandShe, Caleb Tomlinson and the Perseids, Maddie B-Traplin, Norman Foote, Miranda Currie, Claire Ness, Peggy Hanifan
Atlin_Arts_&_Music_Festival
Space opera television series
Avatars of the Suns and the Route of Ages, but they are all but extinct now. Perseids, a highly intelligent race of alien scientists and bureaucrats. Pyrian
Andromeda_(TV_series)
Astronomical observatory in Greece
program, the Korgialenio telescope detected lunar impact flashes during the Perseids meteor shower in 2023, using the instruments developed for the NELIOTA
Kryoneri_Observatory
Gelatinous substance sometimes found on the ground
discovery of several purple blobs of goo on her front yard following a Perseid meteor shower. A follow-up investigation by reporters and an assistant
Star_jelly
American astronomer (1837–1923)
by Tuttle January 6, 1866), and 109P/Swift-Tuttle (parent body of the Perseid meteor shower, disc. July 19, 1862), the "Great Comet of 1860", C/1860
Horace_Parnell_Tuttle
Meteor shower parameter
Monocerotids Normids (gamma Normids) Orionids Pegasids Perseids Daytime zeta Perseids September epsilon Perseids Phoenicids (July Phoenicids) Piscis Austrinids
Population_index
American librarian and entomologist
showers, and discovered by his own researches the return of the August Perseids. He took great pains to collect information respecting the paths of remarkable
Edward_Claudius_Herrick
1980 novel by James P. Hogan
secretly. In August 2009, the satellite passed right through the path of the Perseids meteor shower, and it was hit by a meteor. It broke up and disintegrated
Thrice_Upon_a_Time
2021 studio album by Cœur de pirate
Perséides ("Perseids") is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, under her stage name of Cœur de pirate, released April
Perséides_(album)
Titles of the Greek god Zeus
Liverpool University Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-85323-595-3. "Capitains Nemo". cts.perseids.org. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020
Epithets_of_Zeus
concurrently, 1858. 1862: 109P/Swift–Tuttle, the comet generating the Perseid meteor shower, was independently discovered by Lewis Swift on 16 July 1862
List_of_multiple_discoveries
American author (born 1967)
ISBN 978-1-937035-01-3) "A Hard Day at the Office" in Rogues in Hell (Perseid, July 2012, ISBN 978-0-9851668-7-8) "The Digital Kid" in 2113: Stories
Michael_Z._Williamson
Observatory
generally held over the weekend of the new moon closest to the height of the Perseid meteor shower, usually in early August.[citation needed] The convention
Stellafane
16th-century BC royal cemetery in southern Greece
belonged to the former ruling dynasty of Mycenae – in Greek mythology, the Perseids. In later Greek mythology, Mycenae had a period where two kings ruled,
Grave_Circle_A,_Mycenae
together and share one bed. They sit together and cuddle as they watch the Perseid meteor shower. She casually tells Chetana that she loves her.[citation
List of animated series with LGBTQ characters: 2020–present
List_of_animated_series_with_LGBTQ_characters:_2020–present
Annual literary award
History of Family and Place Poetry Philip White "Island Spring and the Perseids", in Dialogue, Spring & Winter 1991 Short Fiction Michael Fillerup "Lost
AML_Awards
Conservation area in Ontario, Canada
Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve Perseid Light Trails as seen from Torrance Barrens Torrance Barrens Location in southern Ontario Location District
Torrance_Barrens
Meteor shower observatory
California detected an outburst of Perseids. Peak rates increased to ZHR = 130 per hour above normal 40 per hour Perseid rates. The peak was at 8.2 h UTC
Cameras for All-Sky Meteor Surveillance
Cameras_for_All-Sky_Meteor_Surveillance
Japanese light novel series and its franchise
up with Erio in an old temple to look at the stars. As they watch the Perseid meteor shower, Yashiro appears to declare that she will leave but not before
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
Ground_Control_to_Psychoelectric_Girl
PERSEID
PERSEID
PERSEID
PERSEID
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talent given by God, Beloved, Loving, Gods gift
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Fredericus, FEDERICO means "peaceful ruler."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hindu mataji prashad with curd & sugar
Girl/Female
Arabic
Variant of Rafi'a; Exalted; Sublime
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew
From the Tower
Boy/Male
Greek
Glorious gift.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
The one who was sent
Girl/Female
Tamil
Search
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Integrity of conduct maturity
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic MáirÃn, MAUREEN means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
PERSEID
PERSEID
PERSEID
PERSEID
PERSEID
n.
One of a group of shooting stars which appear yearly about the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently radiating from the constellation Perseus. They are beleived to be fragments once connected with a comet visible in 1862.