The recent Perseid meteor shower was celebrated by Google by developing an interactive Doodle for the popular website. Google has a thing for special events like birthdays and celebrations. The virtual display includes pictures of meteors streaking across multiple outdoor scenes.
For those of who who are unaware, the Perseid meteor shower takes place once a year, each August. The show will peak on the evening of 12th August this year, although, according to NASA, the appearance of the supermoon will tamper with the show. Annual meteor showers occur when the Earth, during its orbit around the Sun, passes a trail of debris left by a comet. The Perseid meteor shower is a consequence of the orbit of the Comet Swift-Tutle around the Sun. This comet orbits the Sun every 133 years.
The Perseid meteor shower can be the most breathtaking of all annual displays. The shower appears to emanate from the constellation of Perseus, which is how it gets its name.
Sophia Diao designed the display for the meteor shower this year. It isn’t their first, but its supposed to be their most advanced.
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