The annual meteor shower will begin around 12 a.m. PST monday morning.
The new moon makes the sky dark enough for you to enjoy! :D
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The annual meteor shower will begin around 12 a.m. PST monday morning.
The new moon makes the sky dark enough for you to enjoy! :D
So that would be 9 PM here on the East coast? Or 3 AM? I always mis up which way to oconvert!!!!
Or can't we see this one? How can I find out? What would I search in google?
Thanks!
Try and get to a spot out of town folks......city light always affects the view.
I always go out of town for my viewings, and take my scope with me, and sometimes travel up to 20 miles out.
When I took a look at Halley's Comet, I drove some 60 miles to a very good place for viewing.
It is well worth it.
Wom
It's the perseid (I think I spelled that right) meteor shower!
THere is the Leonids that is earlier in the year too!
It'll be worth the view Richard, not real sure if we are going to get it here downunder...I'll check tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Wom
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16487637/
Mars is up and out too! :D
Seen Mars a bunch of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
Saturn is my fav.....love looking at it.
When: The best time to go observing is during the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 13Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
(Meaning after 10 PM Sunday, Aug 12, but before Dawn Monday, Aug 13 - your local time.)
Where: US & Canada - On Sunday night / Monday morning, viewers should set up a lawn chair, preferably one that reclines. Face to the east and look halfway up. As the sky darkens, look farther overhead. (Preferably away from any light sources.)
Best places to view are WAY out in the country, away from ALL house, street and city lights.
Google? Search for "Perseid Meteor Shower".
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PICK A SPOT FOR PERSEID VIEWING
I spy meteor showers in the sky
JEFFREY P. MAYOR; The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington
Published: August 9th, 2007 01:00 AM
"The Perseid meteor shower should be exceptionally good this year because it peaks during a new moon.
The best time to see the meteors is when the Perseids peak, at 1 a.m. Monday. The new moon occurs seven hours earlier.
Experts believe you’ll be able to see as many as 60 to 100 meteors an hour.
On Sunday night, viewers should set up a lawn chair, preferably one that reclines. Face to the east and look halfway up. As the sky darkens, look farther overhead.
Another good way to watch is to lie down on a blanket or sleeping bag and a pillow.
Because meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, it is a good idea to pick a direction to look, preferably away from any light sources. Stick with it and enjoy the show.
Don’t worry about having binoculars; your eyes will work best."
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Not much chance of me seeing the Perseids this year - thick cloud. :(
I hope I can get to view some of the show, it's a bit cloudy here.
Anyway, here's a good link if you want to know what time it is in different parts of the world. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html