Perseides and something to think about

[Samop]

A little poser for you all.

So, given that a meteor is the death of an asteroid or bit of space rock,  and that the Perseides shower visits us every year and has been for a very long time as far as we know, how many years will it be before there's none left?

Something to think about...

Edited August 14, 2023 by Samop

[DirkSteele]

Quite some time given the source is on a c.130 year orbit and replenishes the debris each time it passes by (last visit was 1992) and the comet is about 26km in diameter. There is a non-zero chance that Swift-Tuttle is a planet killer for us (well into the future). So that might eventually bring the meteor shower to an end. But no one would be around to notice!

[Nakedgun]

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From my experience, it seems there's none left now. 

I've never had much luck with the Perseids, even from a dark desert site. One year out there, no Moon, I stayed up the entire night, counting only 26, total.

My suburban backyard Saturday night was a total humbug, I gave up quite early. Think I'll skip them from now on.

 

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[Samop]

4 hours ago, Nakedgun said:

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From my experience, it seems there's none left now. 

Haha.. no, there was definitely one this year, I saw it.

I'm in the UK and it was seriously cloudy but one meteor shot through a gap in the clouds. That  was it, though

Edited August 15, 2023 by Samop

[maw lod qan]

I personally have wondered in the other direction.

What's the chances that the moment I walked back into the house, we hit an unexpected, previously undiscovered outburst, and there was a 1000 a minute storm, for just 2 minutes!

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Nakedgun said:

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From my experience, it seems there's none left now. 

I've never had much luck with the Perseids, even from a dark desert site. One year out there, no Moon, I stayed up the entire night, counting only 26, total.

My suburban backyard Saturday night was a total humbug, I gave up quite early. Think I'll skip them from now on.

 

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I was out Saturday night under very clear skies and saw 10 in about two hours.  Nothing spectacular really.