Meteor Alert!

**Medusa** · 08-11-2008, 06:50 PM

The Perseid meteor shower is underway and should reach its peak during the next 24 hours. Forecasters say the best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th. The glaring Moon sets around 2:00 a.m., and that's when the Perseids could appear in numbers as high as 60 per hour. The best displays will be seen from rural areas with dark skies. Sky maps, photos and more information are available at http://spaceweather.com.

**Karen** · 08-11-2008, 08:11 PM

It is pouring rain now, so I doubt the cloud cover will be gone by then.

**slleipnir** · 08-11-2008, 08:46 PM

Yeah it's cloudy here too. I really wanted to go look at it again this year too. It was cloudy last year but I could see it a little, but this year it's completely clouded over D:

**slick** · 08-11-2008, 09:06 PM

It very clear here but one disadvantage of living in the city is the city lights all night long. If I'm awake I get up and have a look. It doesn't say which direction though. I face SE so don't know if they will be more visible behind me or????