Perseid meteor shower 8/12-/13

dogg57

dogg57

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Jan 22, 2007
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The well known Perseid meteor shower is predicted to peak on Friday night/Saturday morning August 12/13. This date is accurate for all areas of the world but the Far East, where observers in countries such as Japan may see similar rates on both the 12/13 and 13/14. Unfortunately the moon will be at its full phase and will be present in the sky the entire night. A full moon is so bright that the glare it produces will obscure all but the brighter meteors. Still, this display is so strong that one may see more activity with the moon present than on nearly all the other nights throughout the year, regardless of lunar conditions. The transparency of the atmosphere will play an important part in how much activity can be seen. Hazy and humid atmospheric conditions will spread the lunar glare and further reduce the meteor activity to be seen. Dry air is ideal so if you have the choice to view from mountain locations compared to lowlands, travel to the mountains!

http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/08/viewing-the-perseid-maximum-in-2011/
 
Gibby

Gibby

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Apr 4, 2011
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Warren Grove and the point at Great Bay were clouded in last night. Even though there were only a few windows of clear sky, you could still catch one of the Perseids blazing through the night sky, leaving a bright streak. Some left visible vapor trails that could be seen for a few seconds. After midnight, the fog began to roll in and the activity turned to driving the long way home taking the network of sand roads. Driving the sand roads late at night is still fun to do.
 
Spung-Man

Spung-Man

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Jan 5, 2009
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Clear sky in western Atlantic County around midnight. I watched for 15–20 minutes minutes, but never paid attention to the exact time. There was only one dignified meteor - with a wavy tail - that came out of the constellation Pegasus. It may have been bright enough to be classified a fireball. Pretty nice. Otherwise the time spent was a bust. Some very faint flashes could be seen with averted vision (using peripheral vision for detecting faint objects). My place is heavily wooded, so the area of vision was somewhat limited.
 
46er

46er

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Mar 24, 2004
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My eldest son is in Hawaii and watched the display last night from the VIC on Mauna Kea after a summit tour. Must have been awesome, hope he took some pix.
 
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