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August 9, 2013 - International Business Times
The Perseid meteor shower
is an exciting event for stargazers and astronomers alike. While many
will look at the sky to view hundreds of potential asteroids,
astronomers will be able to view a clearer picture of the universe
thanks to the Perseid’s “celestial pollution.”
Sodium left behind by the Perseid meteor shower will prove to be beneficial for the research efforts of astronomers, Gemini Observatory reports.
The Perseids is a result of Earth traveling through the debris left
behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. The celestial pollution is the result
of meteors burning up in the atmosphere. The gases are not harmful to
humans, nor do they affect the Earth in any adverse way.
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