Tonight meteor shower- cool

Largest meteor shower of 2010 set for tonight - CTV News


THE BIGGEST METEOR SHOWER EVER (of 2010)!
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If you see one that is as big as the one in my signature, RUN RUN!
-Greg

Ill be up to check this out.. i hope i can see some.
i saw 2 shooting stars this week.

Thanx for the heads up
:beer:

Too Bad I'm Dallas where the light pollution kills any good viewing unless We have a blackout.

Coherent:

Grab your camera and take pics

Would be funny if you actually see the dot of a lasers on one of them

Thanks for the heads up on this GREG. LOVED your insert video too. You're a SCREAM!!

Although last night was probably the best night I just wanted to add that these meteorites are only the size of a grain of sand if you can believe it! I was amazed too.

Brian May, (of Queen fame), will be sure to have his eye on the sky as this is one of the things he studied as an astro physicist! He even wrote a book called, "Bang", I believe, that covers all history from the, "Big Bang", to now. I love useless bits of information!

M

PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. According to the International Meteor Organization, dark-sky observers are now counting more than 35 Perseids per hour, including many fireballs. Be alert for Perseids from 10 pm on Thursday, Aug. 12th, until sunrise on Friday, Aug. 13th. The darkest hours before dawn are usually best.

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Perseid Fireball Cam by Spaceweather.com
* Live Meteor Radar -- listen to Perseid radar echoes
* NEW: 2010 Perseid Photo Gallery -- submit your images!
* Perseid Fireball Cam -- flashes in the night, from NASA
* Planets Align for the Perseids -- from Science@NASA
* Worldwide Meteor Counts -- from the IMO
* Perseid Twitter Feed -- from meteor researcher Bill Cooke

Space Weather News for August 12, 2010
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PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. Earth is passing through a wide stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, and each time a fleck of comet dust hits Earth's atmosphere--flash!--there is a meteor. Forecasters say the shower will peak on Thursday, August 12th, and Friday, August 13th. You can see Perseids flitting across the sky at any time between about 10 pm on Thursday evening and sunrise on Friday morning. Observers who get away from city lights can expect to count dozens of meteors per hour, especially during the dark hours before dawn.

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for full coverage of the shower, including a live meteor radar, a "fireball cam," updated meteor counts and pictures from around the world.

BONUS: If you go outside a little early on Thursday evening, around sunset, you'll see a beautiful gathering of planets in the sunset sky--Venus, Mars, Saturn and the crescent Moon. It's a nice way to start a meteor watch. Sky maps may be found at SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

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Saw between 80 and 100 tonight in the span of 1.5 hours in California, 11pm to 12.30am. Pretty awesome. ~1/3 had good trails, and a few fireballs, one REALLY good fireball.

A good time was had by all, I just wish the missus and I didn't have to work tomorrow so that I could've stayed out all night.

The Draconids are supposed to be pretty good next year, I remember reading an article about their forecasts recently.

I fell asleep at 11, didint c any ;(

Damn, I went out from 9:30-10:55 and did not see that many. Probably 18. Should have stayed out longer. Also got swooped on by bats and approached by a skunk. Last year the second night was better so I am going out again tonight.

Will they still be out tonight?

Sucks having to be at work so early!

Was cloudy last night

I live in downtown STL.. you can hardly see the stars on the clearest nights

Moving soon though, and I'll be outside the metro area so hopefully I'll be better able to enjoy cosmic phenomena.

I used to own some acreage in the country and I can remember seeing everything from meteors to satellites/spacecraft and even the aurora borealis one year.

im so mad i missed this somehow...what about fri. night???? prob. not as much

Last year I saw way more and better ones the night after the "peak" viewing night.