Meteor Shower! Tomorrow Night!!

[glowgirl]

As many of you probably know tomorrow is the peak of the Perseid s meteor shower. All of tomorrow night there will be 50 to 60 shooting stars per hour across the sky. That is a lot of falling stars people!!! I recommend digging out those old blankets, getting your ecig out and finding a dark spot.

We are heading out now to try to catch some early ones. Here is a tip shamelessly copied from How to See the Best Meteor Showers of the Year: Tools, Tips and 'Save the Dates' - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


The best thing you can do to maximize the number of meteors you'll see is to get as far away from urban light pollution as possible and find a location with a clear, unclouded view of the night sky. If you enjoy camping, try planning a trip that coincides with dates of one of the meteor showers listed below. Once you get to your viewing location, search for the darkest patch of sky you can find, as meteors can appear anywhere overhead.

 

[BradSmith]

I check it out every year, in fact I looked an hour ago, but we have cloud cover right now.

Happy vaping.

 

[VaporMadness]

Perseids
Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle
Radiant: constellation Perseus
Active: Perseids begin to rise early August.
Peak Activity: Aug. 12-13, 2010
Peak Activity Meteor Count: Approximately 50 meteors per hour
Time of Optimal Viewing: Crescent moon will set early in the evening, allowing for dark skies all the way up until peak viewing just before dawn
Meteor Velocity: 61 kilometers (38 miles) per second
Note: The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most consistent performers and considered by many as 2010's best shower. The meteors they produce are among the brightest of all meteor showers.

 

[glowgirl]

We saw five meteors last night! I can' wait for tonight! Midnight picnic hurrah!

 

[CES]

Did anyone catch the planetary alignment Thursday night before the peak began? There were too many clouds where i was - but it cleared up a bit later, so i caught some shooting stars. Perseids viewing should be reasonable for at least the next couple of days too.

 

[classwife]

I missed the alignment, but saw a pretty good show from here !!!

 

[glowgirl]

My 5 year old got scared so we missed the peak of it. Still it was cool to get out and see the stars.

 

[zbasspro]

I missed the whole thing.. my hubs and son tried to wake me up at 3 am, and apparently i got pretty huffy w/ them!! I was upset the next day when they told me oO