- Title: Hikers go on night-time trek to see shooting stars from Bosnian mountain
- Date: 9th August 2021
- Summary: TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 8, 2021) (REUTERS) (MUTE) TIME LAPSE FOOTAGE OF STARS AND METEORS IN NIGHT SKY TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 9, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS GROUP OF HIKERS WEARING HEAD TORCHES HIKING UP MOUNTAIN HIKERS HIKING WITH STICKS HIKERS' FEET AND STICKS HIKER'S HAND HOLDING STICKS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GUIDE, AFAN ABAZOVIC, SAYING: "During this astronomical event of Perseid meteor shower we are organising every year this type of hiking tours which are very, very interesting for all hikers, because of this unusual type of hiking during the night with headlights and so on. So every year we change those locations, and last year we were on mountain Lisac, this year is on mountain Tvrtkovac, so next year will be, I hope, some other location." HIKERS TAKING A BREAK HIKER FILLING BOTTLE OF WATER HIKERS STANDING AND TALKING HIKERS SETTING OFF HIKERS BOOTS WALKING OVER ROCKS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GUIDE, AFAN ABAZOVIC, SAYING: "All of tour, complete tour is about six hours long, and after that tour this will be in our memories for entirety of our life." HIKERS' CAMP HIKER LYING ON GRASS LOOKING AT SKY HIKERS SITTING ON GRASS AND TALKING TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 8, 2021) (REUTERS) (MUTE) TIME LAPSE FOOTAGE OF STARS AND METEORS IN NIGHT SKY TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 9, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) HIKER IN HAMMOCK LOOKING AT SKY VARIOUS OF HIKERS WATCHING SKY (SOUNDBITE) (English) HIKER FROM SLOVENIA, ISTOK VONCA, SAYING: "I came from Slovenia and I'm here with the hikers to watch the Perseid shower. I really enjoy it and it's really nice, unique." TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 8, 2021) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS TIME LAPSE FOOTAGE OF STARS AND METEORS IN NIGHT SKY TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 9, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) HIKERS STANDING ON MOUNTAIN HIKERS LYING UNDER BLANKETS WATCHING SKY (SOUNDBITE) (English) HIKER, LEJLA AGIC, SAYING: "It's beautiful. The view is unbelievable. We are really hoping to see some other stars, even though we have already seen a bunch of them. But it's really amazing." TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AUGUST 8, 2021) (REUTERS) (MUTE) TIME LAPSE FOOTAGE OF STARS AND METEORS IN NIGHT SKY
- Embargoed: 23rd August 2021 12:00
- Keywords: Perseid meteors Tvrtkovac mountain night time hike shooting stars stargazing
- Location: TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
- City: TVRTKOVAC, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
- Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Topics: Europe,Science
- Reuters ID: LVA001EPK6MNT
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- Story Text:Hikers trekked up a Bosnian mountain in the early hours of Monday (August 9), hoping the isolation and low light pollution would give them a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower.
The Perseid meteors are debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet, according to NASA, and become visible as shooting stars as the Earth passes close to the path of the comet.
Afan Abazovic, who guided the hikers, said hikes to see the Perseids take place every year on different mountains in Bosnia.
As the hikers reached the summit, they set up tents and hammocks and lay down in the grass to watch the night sky.
Hikers said they were impressed by the astronomical display.
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the biggest of the year, reaches its peak in mid-August and is best seen from the northern hemisphere, NASA said on its website.
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