On Saturday morning, September 1, the earth may pass through a stream of particles cast off by a comet called Keiss when it passed the sun in about 83 B.C. The passage, set to occur at 4:37 a.m. P.D.T., may produce a brief but strong shower of bright meteors from the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer. Although no one can promise that the Aurigid meteor shower will occur, you will want to watch the sky from about 3:30 a.m. until dawn (at about 5:15 a.m.) since the result could be spectacular, and no similar chance to see a similar shower can be predicted for at least the next 70 years. The moon will be bright and high in the sky, but the brightness of the meteors may keep the numbers visible from being affected. Use a chaise lounge or other reclining chair to lie back and comfortably look nearly overhead and toward the northeast.

 

I don't think it is supposed to be visible here on the East coast.

 

Cool... and I don't have to work the next day!

 

Yeah, it'll be after dawn for you.

 

No show on the east coast as s2ko says. Peak is around 7:30 EDT but 4:30 PDT. BUT this is a minor shower AND there's a waning gibbous moon (bright) that will mean only about 1 visible meteor/hour on the west coast (estimated).

BUT many of the meteors should be as bright as the bright stars in the sky and this is a shower that won't be seen for another 70 years. Kind of rare.

Perhaps worth it but really only for the die-hard 'sky guys'.

 

http://aurigid.seti.org/
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/070817_ns_...id_meteors.html

 

Where are you getting your info? The stuff I read said astronomers have no idea how active it will be.

 

I read both of those articles.

 

You rang?

 

Oh I know that means you George. As much as I like this stuff you rule.