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Meteor Showers Coming

by HeySal
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If you're a sky watcher -- the night of the 12th and before dawn the 13th will be the peak of a very strong meteor shower. It's predicted that there will be up to 100 meteors per hour falling. Showers of this size are extremely rare. The last one that came close was back in 98 and this is promising to be bigger and better.

It clouded over on that night in 98 and I missed it all so am hoping for clear skies this time around. I'll be in the Oregon Desert laying on the roof of my rig where the skies are dark and stars are many and large.
  • Profile picture of the author Ninja Ana
    Love to wish for all those showers in the sky.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Burritt
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    Several years back, I got to go lay out in Arizona wilderness, just looking at the stars at night. The milky way becomes so clear.

    Everyone should go, even just one in their life, to a high deserted place and spend the night.
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  • Profile picture of the author Geordie John
    It's on my calendar to get out and watch this time around too. As Jeff suggests getting somewhere as high and remote as possible is the goal
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Sal, couple of questions.

      1. Will we need a telescope to see it?

      2. What time on the 12th will it start EST?

      Never seen one of these before and would love to get a look. I'm in NJ if that
      makes any difference.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kurt
        Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

        Sal, couple of questions.

        1. Will we need a telescope to see it?

        2. What time on the 12th will it start EST?

        Never seen one of these before and would love to get a look. I'm in NJ if that
        makes any difference.
        It can make a bit of difference, simply from all of the light "pollution" from living in populated areas.

        In Las Vegas, the brightest city in the world, you may see 4 or 5 stars at night.

        But come up to where I live now, high in the Rocky Mountains, and the number of stars you can see in the sky will literally amaze you. Not only is there very little light pollution, we have 8500 feet less atmosphere to block the light of the stars.

        I've seen tons of "shooting stars" up here...And each time is just as cool as the last.

        Again, if you've never been in the high mountains at night, or it's been awhile, it's astonishing just how many stars there really are. It's something I miss whenever I move somewhere else.
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  • Profile picture of the author waterotter
    If you scroll down on this site, you can find out the time for your area. There is also a visibility bar that rates your area.

    2012 Perseids meteor shower viewing times and information at Spacedex.com
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Great link, Jody.

    The showers will be ongoing for awhile - the 12th is just the peak.

    Steve - you don't need a telescope to see falling stars. They are around in small quantities all the time. I see several a night any time I am in the wilderness. Where I live now, I can see several a night right from home. We have some light wash here, but not major amounts. Being in NJ might retard some of your view. There's mega light wash in the East. You might want to take a trip to an good sky viewing spot out of the metro areas that evening if you can manage it. Either way - there will be enough falling that some should be big enough to be seen through light wash. Even with thick clouds overhead the last unusually heavy meteor shower I was able to see light flashes behind them now and again.
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