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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Thu Aug 11, 2016, 08:58 PM Aug 2016

The science behind tonight’s Perseid meteor shower

This meteor shower normally puts on a good show with about 60 - 80 meteors per hour, but this year Jupiter's gravity has budged some of the debris closer to Earth's path.

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The science behind tonight’s Perseid meteor shower (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 OP

again. CLOUDY. but i saw a good year once. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #1

So, I am in Central Illinois. What sector of sky (direction) should I focus on? Midnight Writer Aug 2016 #2

I don't think it makes any difference, it's cloudy in Pittsburgh though. yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #3

Look to the south. Delmette Aug 2016 #4

pansypoo53219

(20,977 posts)

1. again. CLOUDY. but i saw a good year once.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Thu Aug 11, 2016, 09:33 PM

Aug 2016

Midnight Writer

(21,767 posts)

2. So, I am in Central Illinois. What sector of sky (direction) should I focus on?

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Thu Aug 11, 2016, 11:47 PM

Aug 2016

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)

3. I don't think it makes any difference, it's cloudy in Pittsburgh though.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 12:31 AM

Aug 2016

The best place to watch the Perseids is outside, of course. To get the best views, watchers will want to get a spot somewhere particularly dark and less polluted like in the suburbs or countryside. The best time to see the shower is around 2 or 3 a.m.

Delmette

(522 posts)

4. Look to the south.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 01:35 AM

Aug 2016

Also check out spaceweather.com

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