Heaven regularly lifted up last night. A rain of falling stars fell down, a recurring phenomenon in August. Astronomer Theo Jurriens was up early to watch the enchanting spectacle.
Exloo’s meteorite? A falling star can just fall into the meadow where Jurriens stands, adjacent to the village. “Then he will indeed be The meteorite of Exloo is mentioned, “Jurriens agrees.” That is the agreement we have among astronomers. “
Jurriens talks a lot about the peak of the Perseids, who experienced the highlight last night. The meteoren rain can be seen every year between mid -July and mid -September, but experiences the highlight around this time.
Jurriens: “Actually, a falling star is nothing but grit that is located in the earth’s job and surroundings. In August the earth goes through a thickening of Gruis. That is why we see even more falling stars in August.”
Such a star is called a meteor while landing, and a meteorite after the ‘landing’. What kind of sound makes such a falling star? “It hisses a bit. Or it suits,” Jurriens caught witnesses. He blows and brews something to give a kind of example. “Some also hear an explosion,” he adds, “when a star folds apart due to pressure from the atmosphere.”
Many use the time to make a wish. But Jurriens does not let his cards look in this area. “You can make a wish, but not tell him. That’s the etiquette.”