International. Mobotix was chosen by the Teide Observatory for observation and emission of astronomical events. In this case, for the detection and observation of the shower of stars called Perseids.
The images will be captured from Tenerife through 3 Q25 and 4 M15 cameras from MOBOTIX, from La Palma through 1 M15 camera, and from Fuerteventura with a Q25. In total 9 Mobotix cameras in the Canary Islands, one of which is the fixed IP camera located at the highest altitude point in Spain, exactly at about 3,600 meters of altitude. All of them installed and configured by Siempreweb, Official MOBOTIX Partner for the Canary Islands.
The broadcast will also involve 3 cameras of the Q25 model and 4 M15 of MOBOTIX located in Extremadura. In total, 16 cameras from the German manufacturer.
The total time of the broadcast will be 30 minutes separated into two connections:
- Connection 1, 12 August 19:30-19:45 UT (21:30-21:45 CEST, 20:30-20:45 local).
- Connection 2, 12 August 23:15-23:30 UT (13 August 1:15-1:30 CEST, 00:15-00:30 local).
This year the activity of the Perseids, which in Spain are also known as "Tears of San Lorenzo", will take place between July 17 and August 24. The peak activity day is expected to be between 13:00 to 15:30 UT on August 12.
In Europe, therefore, the night of August 12-13 will be the best time for your observation. Hence, it is the day that the broadcast will be made.
The Perseids have their origin in the small fragments -meteoroids- detached from the periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which circles the Sun every 130 years. The Perseids have been observed for centuries, but were officially recognized in the mid-nineteenth century and is one of the best-studied rainfall. The meteoroids of the Perseids hit our atmosphere at 59 km/s – much faster than the Geminids, 35 km/s – so the Perseids are fast meteors and Text Box: Composition of the Perseid Shooting Star Shower on Mount Teide. It was obtained through images taken between 1h-4h UT on August 13, 2014 from the IAC. Observation M. Serrat-Ricart, processed J.C Casado-starrtyearth, IAC.brillantes. However, their sizes are small; the meteoroids that cause the Perseids of intermediate brightness are a few millimeters in diameter, and those that produce the bolides (very bright meteors) only centimeters wide.
You can see the shower of stars live through this portal: www.sky-live.tv
