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It's early August, which means the annual Perseid meteor shower is active and about ready to peak. The main peak will occur in the wee hours of Sunday, August 10, 2017, meaning peak time is about midnight, August 11. Some forecasters are calling for a peak of as high as 3:30 a.m. on the night of August 7.
There's simply too much meteor activity to miss this event. At past Perseids, skywatchers witnessed up to 30 meteors per hour shooting through the sky. With so many Swift-like meteors per hour, these will be worth the extra viewing time even on the darkest nights. If that describes you, KWND will be broadcasting the Perseid Meteor Show live from Ocean Shores, Ind. on the nights of August 8, 9, 10, 11 through August 13, 14.
The Perseids usually occur in early August, with the peak of activity occurring around midnight and recurrence taking place until sunrise the following morning.
If you think its time to start looking for meteors" check out our Perseid Meteor Shower picks.
Neil Dwyer of makingitrain.com had this to say: "The Perseids are the most dramatic meteor showers happening this year. The rush of radio emissions from these meteors push back the light of the stars within hours of the shower. As they streak across the sky, these are the first to hit Earth. Earth won't get quite as good of a viewing.
"In fact, most Earth-watchers won't know individual meteors are shooting through the night. If you're looking for the M72 twinkling fireball, it won't appear for up to a year after the shower has ended. This is part a natural time delay. Black spots are the result of Earth's atmosphere interfering with things around it. Each time the space rock meteoroid reaches us from the top of the atmosphere, it moves one, two, or three times the speed of sound!
"On the other hand, when a bright object comes down, we see it as it was traveling by. It also moves one or two times the speed of sound. Only after these processes have unfolded do we see the "point of no return." The M72 fireball is expected to appear in the next few days, as it will soon get caught in Earth's atmosphere. Once it has arrived, it should remain visible for at least the next week or two."
Ultimately, we must pray that the Streamr website is accurate and the stream links should set us on course for seeing
It's early August, which means the annual Perseid meteor shower is active and about ready to peak. The main peak will occur in the wee hours of Sunday, August 10, 2017, meaning peak time is about midnight, August 11. Some forecasters are calling for a peak of as high as 3:30 a.m. on the night of August 7.
There's simply too much meteor activity to miss this event. At past Perseids, skywatchers witnessed up to 30 meteors per hour shooting through the sky. With so many Swift-like meteors per hour, these will be worth the extra viewing time even on the darkest nights. If that describes you, KWND will be broadcasting the Perseid Meteor Show live from Ocean Shores, Ind. on the nights of August 8, 9, 10, 11 through August 13, 14.
The Perseids usually occur in early August, with the peak of activity occurring around midnight and recurrence taking place until sunrise the following morning.
If you think its time to start looking for meteors" check out our Perseid Meteor Shower picks.
Neil Dwyer of makingitrain.com had this to say: "The Perseids are the most dramatic meteor showers happening this year. The rush of radio emissions from these meteors push back the light of the stars within hours of the shower. As they streak across the sky, these are the first to hit Earth. Earth won't get quite as good of a viewing.
"In fact, most Earth-watchers won't know individual meteors are shooting through the night. If you're looking for the M72 twinkling fireball, it won't appear for up to a year after the shower has ended. This is part a natural time delay. Black spots are the result of Earth's atmosphere interfering with things around it. Each time the space rock meteoroid reaches us from the top of the atmosphere, it moves one, two, or three times the speed of sound!
"On the other hand, when a bright object comes down, we see it as it was traveling by. It also moves one or two times the speed of sound. Only after these processes have unfolded do we see the "point of no return." The M72 fireball is expected to appear in the next few days, as it will soon get caught in Earth's atmosphere. Once it has arrived, it should remain visible for at least the next week or two."
Ultimately, we must pray that the Streamr website is accurate and the stream links should set us on course for seeing
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