Perseid Meteor Shower
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Perseid Meteor Shower
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Pull up your patch of ground for the best show in the universe. The best views of the Perseid meteor shower, August 2009 version, will begin tonight.
The Perseid meteor shower happens every August. The 2009 version has been visible for about a week. The most spectacular views are expected Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
The meteor shower is made up of tiny remnants of the comet Swift-Tuttle, that move around the sun in an orbit. It arrives each year in August, and the 2009 event is no different. The Perseid meteor shower is named thusly because it appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus.
The Perseid meteor shower almost never disappoints, but in August 2009, the shower will be on the lower end of the range in terms numbers. This year's peak hourly rate is expected to be on the low end of the range, likely around 50; maximum is usually 150.
For a really good view, you need to get away from city lights. Look out in a northeast direction with the moon at your back.
The Perseid meteor shower happens every August. The 2009 version has been visible for about a week. The most spectacular views are expected Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
The meteor shower is made up of tiny remnants of the comet Swift-Tuttle, that move around the sun in an orbit. It arrives each year in August, and the 2009 event is no different. The Perseid meteor shower is named thusly because it appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus.
The Perseid meteor shower almost never disappoints, but in August 2009, the shower will be on the lower end of the range in terms numbers. This year's peak hourly rate is expected to be on the low end of the range, likely around 50; maximum is usually 150.
For a really good view, you need to get away from city lights. Look out in a northeast direction with the moon at your back.
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I saw it early this morning. We like to view the Perseids from Vasquez Rocks off the 14 about halfway between the 5 and Palmdale. The moon interferes this year. This is from the Griffith Observatory Sky report:
Perseid Meteor shower is in progress this week and was due to reach its peak between midnight and dawn (4:45 a.m. in Southern California) on the morning of Wednesday, August 12. Light pollution in populated areas only allows the brightest Perseids to be seen, so the greatest numbers are observed from wilderness areas. In southern California, this means mountain and desert camps and parks. This year, the waning gibbous moon lights the eastern sky close to the shower
Perseid Meteor shower is in progress this week and was due to reach its peak between midnight and dawn (4:45 a.m. in Southern California) on the morning of Wednesday, August 12. Light pollution in populated areas only allows the brightest Perseids to be seen, so the greatest numbers are observed from wilderness areas. In southern California, this means mountain and desert camps and parks. This year, the waning gibbous moon lights the eastern sky close to the shower
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Originally Posted by tapout2000,Aug 12 2009, 10:00 AM
That's about all the celestial excitement we're going to have for a while. That whole thing about mars being as large as the moon on August 27th is BS.
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I got up at 3:00 AM and only caught two meteors before I got bored and tired of standing in my backyard with my head craned up to the sky. Not nearly as cool as a meteor shower I remember seeing about 11 years ago when I was in college.
try again tonight