jmr Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 The evening of the 12th August and morning of the 13th August is the annual maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. At its peak and in a clear, dark sky up to 80 ‘shooting stars’ or meteors may be visible each hour. Meteors are the result of small particles entering the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed and in the case of the Perseid shower these come from the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle, which was last in the vicinity of the Earth in 1992. To the eye, the meteors appear to originate from a ‘radiant’ in the constellation of Perseus, hence the name Perseid. Anyone else plan on spending the night gazing at the sky? Peak time is from 10 pm August 11 into the following morning until 4 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Stay up late, hang around outside in dark fields and maybe have an mp3 player going while I see pretty lights in the sky? Sure, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 hopefully I can actually see this it sounds pretty cool though with my luck it'll rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynthesizedStampede Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Wonder if I'll even be able to catch a glimpse of it considering I'm living in well-lit suburban Seattle. Thanks for the heads up though. (b'.')b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 Looks like the weather won't be cooperating in my area: Tonight..Cloudy with 60 percent chance of drizzle. Fog patches. Tuesday..Overcast. 60 percent chance of drizzle along the coast. Hopefully you guys get a better view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai_Zidek Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I work all night, so I might be able to catch it tonight on my lunch break. I did catch one a few years back walking from a Waffle House to my work, it was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporknight Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Being stuck in the middle of Philadelphia with no car somewhat limits the chances of me seeing anything. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a group of people who are going out to see it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starla Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Thank you so much for posting, i always love watching these but can never remember when they are. It's been hot lately so the sky should be pretty clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 holy crap, an evening on the roof sounds amazing too bad baltimore city lights are fucking GAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCvgluvr Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 My head will be turned skyward tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aninymouse Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Cool thread man, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth GourryGN Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I'm hoping to see it with my favorite female holding my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nohbody Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hahaaa floridians have it good. There is not a cloud in the sky throughout the entire south half of the state...just need to find somewhere without light pollution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I'm going to watch the perseids meteor shower after I shower with your MOM. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattoco Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well I woke up at 3 to catch the end of tonight's shower. Saw a few, more than I thought I would given the light pollution from the streetlights. Now back to bed so I can manage to make it through another 10 hour day without falling asleep at my desk. I went out to a field with no lights whatsoever for last year's shower when I didn't have to work in the morning. Saw some really colorful ones there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Caught quite a few streakers tonight. Very impressive. I also saw some meteorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starla Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ^lulz Same here, i saw a really big one streak horizontally, pretty cool stuff. Science! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Bump 'cause I didn't want to create a new thread. The weather's not cooperating again this year; hopefully you guys get a better view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizyr Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Chance of thunderstorms around here. Doesn't look like it'll be a good view, but it could clear up. What's the best time for viewing, by the way? KF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 According to this, it seems the best time would be from 9 to 11 tonight: The Moon is least troublesome during the early evening hours of August 11th. Around 9 to 11 p.m. local time (your local time), both Perseus and the Moon will be hanging low in the north. This low profile reduces lunar glare while positioning the shower's radiant for a nice display of Earthgrazers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Clear skies all night. I've never actually felt glad I live in a rural area until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Wonder if I'll even be able to catch a glimpse of it considering I'm living in well-lit suburban Seattle. Thanks for the heads up though. (b'.')b I understand what you mean, though really it doesn't take much to get out of the city/light pollution (with a car at least). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm always up for a good Meteo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusK Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 i c wat u did thar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattoco Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I drove out to a field and caught last year's show; the streaks of orange and blue across the sky were most spectacular. This year since I'm in a less urban environment I will probably just hop out onto the roof and enjoy the show in the 70 degree weather (I guess there's finally a bright side to how hot it's been up here in the foothills). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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