PICS: Crowds Gathered To Watch The Magnificent Perseid Meteor Shower That Hit Dubai Skies Over The Weekend
This weekend, the Perseid Meteor Shower took place over Dubai and the rest of the world, and crowds gathered to view the spectacular night show.
Dubai Astronomy Group held two events over the weekend, the first a series of talks about the shower and the next an opportunity for the public to gather to view the show from the Astronomy Center in Mushrif Park, with telescopes to gain the best view.
They amateur astronomy group posted the following pictures to their Facebook page…
On Friday 11th of August during the Perseids Meteor Shower at Al Thuraya Astronomy Center in Mushrif Park.#PerseidMeteorShower #Perseids pic.twitter.com/Ja2oHsWfP6
— Dubai Astronomy Group (@dubaiastronomy) August 13, 2017
‘Meteor shower is legit’
Meteor shower is legit
I already saw 4 meteoroids the first one is pass 11pm and its very big just like moon ????☄️
(pic is not mine)#meteor pic.twitter.com/RotqIefQZE— ✖️ (@keep_it_xecret) August 12, 2017
“I saw two”
Main image source: 123rf.com
