If we have a clear sky, the annual Perseid meteor shower should be pretty good tonight. The best times will be between midnight and 5am (EDT) Wednesday morning. It may be hampered some by the glow of the third quarter moon, so stand behind a house or a tree which blocks the moon out.
NASA has a really good article relating bugs "splatting" on a car windshield to why we have meteor showers the same time every year. The Perseids is usually one of the best shows of the year. Forecasters think this year could be very good.
Pull up a lawn chair and a blanket, stay warm, and enjoy the show!
NASA has a really good article relating bugs "splatting" on a car windshield to why we have meteor showers the same time every year. The Perseids is usually one of the best shows of the year. Forecasters think this year could be very good.
Pull up a lawn chair and a blanket, stay warm, and enjoy the show!
I will look for it as I get up early to attend the Specter town hall at the Penn Stater.
It was pretty cloudy last night, but I saw a really good one about 2am moving from east to west about 20 degrees in the sky. Shortly after the clouds started moving in with a vengeance, so I went to bed.