Perseid Meteor Shower

[Rusti]

Anybody else gonna screw up their sleep schedule and go find a dark spot after midnight to watch?

I think I will. I might even try to make my camera take pictures.

[Rusti]

[purpledragonclaw]

What time is it supposed to be? Do you know? I’d like to see!

[Skitterfly]

The meteor shower is going to be at its most active from about 9pm until dawn, with a peak at about midnight.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/22jul_perseiddawn.htm

That’s all timezones from my understanding. I’m just upset because it’s impossible to escape the light pollution in the city, making stargazing near impossible.

[Purplecat]

when exactly? did I already miss it?

[Rusti]

The peak was last night/this morning, but if you go out tonight after the moon sets you’ll probably still see a few.

[Purplecat]

shoot….I missed most of it…ah well, I may see if I can see some at dark tonight.

[Jennifer]

We were fully clouded over last night. 🙁 Darn. I had been looking forward to this one for the last two months.

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[Rusti]

I was only out for about 45 minutes and saw quite a few, so I reckon even tonight, if it’s clear, there will still be some.

And isn’t there another in November? *will have to go look*

[Skitterfly]

Rusti wrote:

And isn’t there another in November? *will have to go look*

October, if I recall correctly. The Orionid meteor shower. Not quite as bright and active as the Perseids, but it’s still a beautiful one to watch if the weather’s cooperating.

[Stephanie]

I remember watching them last year. It was neat!!!

Last night we were overcast too so we couldn’t see anything either.

[purpledragonclaw]

I opted to get some sleep last night, so I missed it. I’ll try to catch it in November.

[tasgrs]

There is also the Leonids around November 15-18 or so.

[Jennifer]

I always try to catch this one, rather than the ones in Winter… the ones in Winter tend to leave me with frostbite. 😉

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[Andrea]

Even though it already peaked, you can still see them for a couple more days.
I expect to see some into the weekend at the lake where it’s much darker.

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