It's that time again! Perseid meteor shower !!!

[T_Warne]

I love meteor showers and one of the best is the Perseid. It should be at it's peak on August 12th just after midnight. Too bad the moon will be so bright this year, but that won't stop me from being up on my roof watching the skies.

 

[nikokapo]

You're so lucky
Thank god our violet sky lets us at least see the moon

 

[GoRdOn_B]

kinda off topic but..
tomorrow the rings around Saturn are supposed to "disappear".
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090810-mm-saturn-rings-edge-on.html


also did anyone hear about whatever it is that ripped through the rings on saturn?

Like the fist of an angry god | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
:tinfoil:

 

[RA_pierce]

kinda off topic but..
tomorrow the rings around Saturn are supposed to "disappear".
SPACE.com -- Saturn's Rings to Disappear Tuesday


also did anyone hear about whatever it is that ripped through the rings on saturn?

Like the fist of an angry god | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
:tinfoil:

That's nuts.

I've never seen a meteor shower.
The skies are too gross and nothing seems to want to fall over Southern California.

 

[rog8811]

Horizon to horizon cloud expected here with a possible gap on thursday so second year running not much of a chance....but I will be looking.

Regards rog8811

 

[Grix]

Can this be seen from Norway?

 

[T_Warne]

Can this be seen from Norway?

If you can see the constellation Perseus in your night sky then you should have a good chance.

Here is the article from BBC
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Skywatchers set for meteor shower

 

[Deleted member 8178]

I've seen quite a few tonight. op:

 

[lamborgini8]

I can't say I saw many last night, but then I did stop watching at around 1AM BST. I did see some nice bright ones mind

 

[daguin]

100% cloud cover in Poland, ME

Peace,
dave

 

[wesdaman14]

90% Cloud cover in Atlanta Georgia. All i saw was 1 really really bright star.

 

[lamborgini8]

Thick black clouds here in England looks like I wont be seeing anything tonight...

 

[ColdStl]

I didn't see any showers, only a few here and there... didn't stay out for very long either though. I did dust off the NVG's and put them to use. It's amazing how many more stars can be seen with them.

 

[rocketparrotlet]

I got up at 4:00 a.m., and the sky had clouded up since I went to bed...

Lost sleep.

-Mark

 

[MarioMaster]

totally overcast when I went outside last night

 

[T_Warne]

It really is too bad that most of us had a sky full of clouds last night. Up here we had a brief break in the clouds around 11:30. I was able to see 6 or so meteors before the clouds closed back in. A couple of them even had persistent tails.