The most famous meteor shower of all peaks the morning of August 12. The Perseids result when Earth runs into debris ejected over the eons by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. With warm weather typical this time of year, many observers camp out for the event. [Video]
Under ideal conditions, you may catch up to 90 meteors per hour at the peak. (If it's cloudy August 12, look for a decent show a day or two before and after.) [MORE]
Under ideal conditions, you may catch up to 90 meteors per hour at the peak. (If it's cloudy August 12, look for a decent show a day or two before and after.) [MORE]
The best time to view the Perseids comes after the gibbous Moon sets, around 1:30 A.M. local daylight time the morning of the peak. Watch especially near dawn, because this is when the chances of seeing a fireball are highest. Our view at dawn is head-on into the meteor stream, so the debris' impact velocity with Earth is higher and meteors tend to be brighter then.
3 comments:
I'm sitting outside right now... Not one!!'
I've been staying up for 15 minutes now, staring out my window and it's cold.
I don't see one either.
It's already 2:15... omg...
and it's so cloudy. There is not even one star out there in the sky!!
I'm going to stay up this year. I hear it's spectacualar
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