The Perseid meteor shower is considered the best meteor shower of the year.
Earlier this month, the Perseid meteor shower delighted skywatchers as they saw shooting star-like cosmic objects falling from the night sky. But one of his telescopes in Hawaii captured an impressive sight, and a video of it is now going viral. The highlight was not a meteor shower, but a “train” of satellites moving through the sky.by BBC, the group of 15 dots that appeared on the upper horizon were SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. This video was taken by the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea.
Filmed on August 11th, the clip was posted on the official YouTube channel.
A Starlink satellite train was filmed above. #subaru telescopeMauna Kea, Hawaii during a special live performance of the Perseid meteor shower on August 11, 2023 (US time).
Watch video ⬇️https://t.co/ZK3dxbSVsa
Credits: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Asahi Shimbun pic.twitter.com/pu5kPnXfZT— Subaru Telescope Engineering (@SubaruTel_Eng) August 21, 2023
The description of the video reads, “On the peak day of the Perseid meteor shower, we specially live-streamed the night sky above the Subaru Telescope. This is a scene captured live by chance.”
He added that the satellite was “pretty bright and impressive.”
The Perseid meteor shower is considered the best meteor shower of the year. The Perseid meteor shower can be seen from July to September. Peak intensity is usually reached on August 12th or 13th, depending on the year.
The annual meteor shower got its name from the fact that meteors appear to originate from some location in the constellation Perseus.
According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), the Subaru Telescope is a very large optical infrared telescope located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
The diameter of the primary mirror is 8.2 meters, making it one of the largest monolithic mirrors in the world.
According to the website, a major feature of the Subaru Telescope is that its prime focus boasts an overwhelmingly wide field of view compared to other large telescopes.
