The ‘Perseid meteor shower’ was observed in Didim last week. Nature lovers gathered to watch the meteor shower at an event organised as part of the ‘Discover Nature with National Geographic’ activities.

In the planetarium, which was created by projecting an artificial image of the sun, stars, planets and other celestial bodies, astronomy enthusiasts and children were told information and mythological stories about celestial bodies.

Physicist and astronomer Erdem Aytekin told the AA correspondent about the event that the small particles left by the Swift-Tuttle Comet in its orbit enter the earth’s atmosphere every year, and that this meteor shower was observed between 11-13 August this year.

Stating that the Perseid meteor shower is observed with the naked eye at night, Aytekin said, ‘This is an event that happens all over the sky. We do not use telescopes in meteor shower events because we do not know where to point the telescope.’

Emphasising that people living in ancient times used the sky and constellations to measure time, Aytekin said, “Its important to determine the time. However, since there were no mechanical clocks in the past, they always managed the perception of time with the sky. Therefore, the sky means time for ancient people.”