Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky

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Published on Aug 13, 2013

As the Perseid meteor shower lit up the night sky, CNN iReporters captured these images.

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Earth approaching objects - Thursday August 8th , 2013

Earth Watch Report  -  Space

Image Source  NASA

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Earth approaching objects (objects that are known in the next 30 days)
Object Name	Apporach Date	Left	AU Distance	LD Distance	Estimated Diameter*	Relative Velocity
(2013 NX)	07th August 2013	0 day(s)	0.0818	31.8	100 m - 220 m	4.54 km/s	16344 km/h
(2009 CP5)	07th August 2013	0 day(s)	0.0883	34.4	140 m - 320 m	9.75 km/s	35100 km/h
277475 (2005 WK4)	08th August 2013	1 day(s)	0.0207	8.1	260 m - 580 m	8.38 km/s	30168.000000000004 km/h
307070 (2002 AV31)	10th August 2013	3 day(s)	0.1833	71.3	230 m - 500 m	11.36 km/s	40896 km/h
(2010 AL30)	11th August 2013	4 day(s)	0.1944	75.6	9.8 m - 22 m	15.32 km/s	55152 km/h
6037 (1988 EG)	11th August 2013	4 day(s)	0.1847	71.9	480 m - 1.1 km	20.20 km/s	72720 km/h
(2013 NK4)	12th August 2013	5 day(s)	0.1215	47.3	480 m - 1.1 km	18.38 km/s	66168 km/h
164202 (2004 EW)	13th August 2013	6 day(s)	0.1829	71.2	190 m - 420 m	5.69 km/s	20484 km/h
(2012 DY13)	13th August 2013	6 day(s)	0.1122	43.7	6.8 m - 15 m	20.25 km/s	72900 km/h
(2008 ON10)	15th August 2013	8 day(s)	0.0469	18.2	32 m - 72 m	4.45 km/s	16020 km/h
(2003 QK5)	16th August 2013	9 day(s)	0.1784	69.4	81 m - 180 m	8.70 km/s	31319.999999999996 km/h
(2010 RX30)	18th August 2013	11 day(s)	0.1235	48.1	9.6 m - 22 m	7.75 km/s	27900 km/h
(2013 JT22)	19th August 2013	12 day(s)	0.1724	67.1	240 m - 530 m	10.01 km/s	36036 km/h
(2013 HG20)	20th August 2013	13 day(s)	0.0692	26.9	200 m - 440 m	10.58 km/s	38088 km/h
137126 (1999 CF9)	22nd August 2013	15 day(s)	0.0634	24.7	700 m - 1.6 km	18.92 km/s	68112 km/h
(2002 QZ6)	23rd August 2013	16 day(s)	0.1856	72.2	320 m - 710 m	14.06 km/s	50616 km/h
52760 (1998 ML14)	23rd August 2013	16 day(s)	0.0563	21.9	1.0 km	10.36 km/s	37296 km/h
4581 Asclepius	24th August 2013	17 day(s)	0.1188	46.2	220 m - 490 m	7.58 km/s	27288 km/h
232691 (2004 AR1)	24th August 2013	17 day(s)	0.0543	21.1	300 m - 670 m	11.18 km/s	40248 km/h
(2007 CN26)	27th August 2013	20 day(s)	0.0305	11.9	170 m - 380 m	6.85 km/s	24660 km/h
(1996 TP6)	29th August 2013	22 day(s)	0.1777	69.2	250 m - 570 m	14.31 km/s	51516 km/h
(2008 PW4)	29th August 2013	22 day(s)	0.0367	14.3	90 m - 200 m	6.77 km/s	24372 km/h
360433 (2002 JR9)	30th August 2013	23 day(s)	0.1631	63.5	870 m - 1.9 km	12.65 km/s	45540 km/h
(2010 CD55)	30th August 2013	23 day(s)	0.0461	17.9	64 m - 140 m	6.13 km/s	22068 km/h
(2013 GH66)	31st August 2013	24 day(s)	0.0669	26.1	6.4 m - 14 m	1.98 km/s	7128 km/h
(2006 EE1)	31st August 2013	24 day(s)	0.1379	53.6	290 m - 650 m	18.96 km/s	68256 km/h
358744 (2008 CR118)	01st September 2013	25 day(s)	0.1647	64.1	470 m - 1.1 km	16.08 km/s	57887.99999999999 km/h
(2005 EF)	05th September 2013	29 day(s)	0.1873	72.9	200 m - 450 m	9.68 km/s	34848 km/h
(1998 KY26)	05th September 2013	29 day(s)	0.1171	45.6	30 m	7.76 km/s	27936 km/h
1 AU = ~150 million kilometers,1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Source: NASA-NEO

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