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It's early August, which means the annual Perseid meteor shower is active and about ready to peak.
The Perseid meteors may be best seen over rural and remote areas in Northern Hemisphere climates. The meteors appear to radiate out from a point north of the meteor shower's radiant.
If you live in a rural and crowded area, you'll be able to see about half of the meteor shower, as time and light get these meteors by and large obscured.
The Geminid shower, also shown on notepaper, takes its name from the constellation Gemini. The meteors this year should be visible in late evening sky.
Here are some tips and best viewing places for the 2018 Perseid meteor shower, according to cosmologists at NASA:
You may see as many as 7-9 Perseids each hour. The meteors radiate outward at an average speed of 30 miles (50 kilometers) per second.
NASA forecasts that just after 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, GMT the Perseids will peak and will peak high in the sky. They are especially bright shortly after midnight on Aug. 10, with the first shower peaks occurring 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. local time in North America.
Expect to see many meteors in a short interval. A popular observatory and major metropolitan area are usually best locations in which to watch the Perseids.
Keep in mind those observing from rural and remote areas must be somewhat guarded in "when to begin" and "how close to the horizon must the observer be" before the event reaches peak.
Below are timelines for viewing the Perseid meteor shower:
Rural and remote areas: Locator for observing locations.
If the shower is unpleasantly cold, it may be wise to head outside during these hours to see the meteors. Surface temperatures affect how much of the meteor shower is visible, so overseas travelers might want to set up camp outside.
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Jesse Shofner also writes for NASA Sourcewatch.
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It's early August, which means the annual Perseid meteor shower is active and about ready to peak.
The Perseid meteors may be best seen over rural and remote areas in Northern Hemisphere climates. The meteors appear to radiate out from a point north of the meteor shower's radiant.
If you live in a rural and crowded area, you'll be able to see about half of the meteor shower, as time and light get these meteors by and large obscured.
The Geminid shower, also shown on notepaper, takes its name from the constellation Gemini. The meteors this year should be visible in late evening sky.
Here are some tips and best viewing places for the 2018 Perseid meteor shower, according to cosmologists at NASA:
You may see as many as 7-9 Perseids each hour. The meteors radiate outward at an average speed of 30 miles (50 kilometers) per second.
NASA forecasts that just after 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, GMT the Perseids will peak and will peak high in the sky. They are especially bright shortly after midnight on Aug. 10, with the first shower peaks occurring 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. local time in North America.
Expect to see many meteors in a short interval. A popular observatory and major metropolitan area are usually best locations in which to watch the Perseids.
Keep in mind those observing from rural and remote areas must be somewhat guarded in "when to begin" and "how close to the horizon must the observer be" before the event reaches peak.
Below are timelines for viewing the Perseid meteor shower:
Rural and remote areas: Locator for observing locations.
If the shower is unpleasantly cold, it may be wise to head outside during these hours to see the meteors. Surface temperatures affect how much of the meteor shower is visible, so overseas travelers might want to set up camp outside.
Mathematical analysis may be likened to crowdsourcing for understanding crisis analyses as a measles outbreak strips vaccination rates. You treat these ills with human statistics where available, and where possible you spread the word.
Jesse Shofner also writes for NASA Sourcewatch.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Monroe County, New York is offering a little bit of closure on its side as far as climate change is concerned.
Now that the area has joined the growing list of coastal areas unconcerned with global warming, the nearby region voted unanimously to relocate to
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