Perseid meteor shower, Peaks August 12th, 2005.

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Hey guys I had to post this (Not only cause im very into sciense [Astronomy/marine biology] But because its really cool.) The Best times to look out for it are in the before dawn of Tomorrow, (the 12) or The predawn of Saturday, the 13th. Comming from the Perseus constellation, though the meteors will be visible anywhere in the sky, not just around the radiant. QUOTE Observers will be favored by an absence of bright moonlight during these intervals. At midnorthern latitudes, moonset occurs on the evening of Aug. 11 at around 11-p.m. local daylight time and around 11:20 p.m. the following night. Since dawn doesn’t break until around 4:30 a.m., that means there will be about 5 to 5½ hours of dark, moonless skies for the two best viewing nights for the Perseids. Now, if your a geek like me you'll know the meteors are actually caused by the Swift-Tuttle comet. That takes nearly 130 years for a round trip around the sun. The commet made its last appearance in 1992, and the meteor shower is just now catching up. A very good shower will produce about one meteor per minute for a given observer under a dark country sky. Any light pollution or moonlight considerably reduces the count. The August Perseids are among the strongest of the readily observed annual meteor showers, and at maximum activity nominally yield 50 or 60 meteors per hour. However, observers with exceptional skies often record even larger numbers. In reality, what usually is seen is what some have called, "the clumping effect." Sometimes you’ll see two or even three Perseids streak across the sky in quick succession, all within less than minute. This is usually followed by a lull of several minutes or more, before the sky suddenly bears fruit once again.Perseid activity increases sharply in the hours after midnight.I will be out at night with my camera, so expect pictures tomorrow afternoon. EnjoyBits are article my own words from http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8840249/

I was on a camping trip this past weekend in a quite remote area. Had a great view of the beginnings of this one.Also saw several that were quite large, including one large enough that we could see it's smoke trail through the atmosphere.I think we're going to head out there in November for the Leonids this year.

fellow astonomy geek!!!! I love you.

lmao thank god im not the only one on here

Meaty ores? I love 'em. I'll have to drive into the Everglades to be able to see them. The alligators and panthers have the best skies around here.

Meaty Ores?Would that be like mining steak?

I know that I totally dig meat!

**we live in the middle of no-where and see the northern lights and the meteor showers when they are happening so well, without city lights etc..........many a time we sit outside with a cup of hot soup and a chair LOL **

I'd love to see those pictures soon!

we sit outside with a cup of hot soup......while the meatballs fly through the heavens.

I didnt get the pictures i wanted, my camera decided that flash was beyond its simple mind. However, im sure you can google it and find some awsome photos.

that flash was beyond its simple mindYou mean it wouldn't let you turn off the flash? I hope that's what you mean.

the whole damn camera decided to be a pain, the flash wouldnt turn off, the shutter kept beeping at me. I think i should get a new one (it is 5 years old)

i saw 1 last night! that is the best i can hope for as i live in the middle of London

We got rain all last night and this morning, no joy for me.Waiting 'till November for the Leonids, I guess.

we got the first steady rain in 2 months here. I don't remember breaking that mirror but I sure do pay for it alot. The 7yrs must be almost up by now :frowning:

I just got back from vacation in the mountains. I'm bummed that I won't be able to see it. I saw another shower up there a year or two ago. It was amazing seeing it with the sky pitch black and clear. The only drawback was that it was 2 AM and about 20 degrees F. I was shaking like a leaf.

The CNN dude said that it should be visible this morning, pre-dawn.