Perseid Meteor Shower, 2010

It's cloudy and overcast here, just like every time in my rememberable history where I've gotten excited about a weather-dependent event.

I hope it's better wherever you are.

Summary via Space.com:

The best time to watch for meteors will be from the late-night hours of Wednesday, Aug, 11 on through the predawn hours of Aug. 13 – two full nights and early mornings. Patient skywatchers with good conditions could see up to 60 shooting stars an hour or more.

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On the night of shower maximum, the Perseid radiant is not far from the famous "Double Star Cluster" of Perseus (hence the name, "Perseid"). Low in the northeast during the early evening, it rises higher in the sky until morning twilight ends observing. Shower members appearing close to the radiant have foreshortened tracks; those appearing farther away are often brighter, have longer tracks, and move faster across the sky.

gvidas;676189 wrote:

It's cloudy and overcast here, just like every time in my rememberable history where I've gotten excited about a weather-dependent event.

I hope it's better wherever you are.

Yeah, I can say the same thing... years of looking... de nada
But hopefully this year

... not here. unfortunately.

Heavy cloud cover yet again.

Astronomy 0, meteorology 7.


Wait, how can they call it "meteor"-ology when it stops us from seeing the meteors?

My date cancelled on me. "Let me know next time there's a big meteor shower!"

Yeah I'll get right on that.

I should go out and look.

Tomorrow we're going to a party of the outdoor bonfire variety held by a friend who likes to sing and play guitar. So maybe we'll be able to look up in to the sky then,

Juni, the Perseids will have passed by then, but you might still see a shooting star or two. Sounds like a lovely evening anyway.

Mum and Dad went out last night. Dad saw one, Mum saw five. Every time she pointed one out he'd already missed it.

I just saw one!

You get to name !

I name it "Felch You In The Mush, Hinny".

While the Perseids *peak* on the 12th, you will still see a larger number of meteors for a couple of weeks on either side of that peak than you would normally.

monster;676425 wrote:

I name it "Felch You In The Mush, Hinny".

Good name!

Nothing but clouds.

My bf and his friends sat outside watching and drinking (and harrassing other drunks) while I surfed the web. I did see one...

I forgot to look! It has been so clear and beautiful. Now I might have to wait several years before the next clear night sky. :(

Brianna;676497 wrote:

Good name!

I thought so.

Apparently it's filing for emotional abuse.... after it gets theough the illegal immigration thing

We were in the high desert of Bryce Canyon Utah for this event. It was absolutely spectacular, and we went to bed before it was supposed to get really good after midnight. Saw one meteor that went almost completely across the sky from one horizon to the other.

I've been in a lot of rural areas where you can see the stars very well, but I can't remember anywhere with better stars than Bryce. It's kind of freaky, there are so many.

*envious*

All you need is a lot less scattered light at ground level about you, and secondarily a few thousand feet of altitude. I've seen some nice sky from shipboard, nights. But a mile or two above sea level really helps too.

We were socked in at Hueneme; ten tenths. They did better at Mt. Pinos, a popular star-party site for the area.