Meteor shower time

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Perseid meteor shower is happening 11th through 13th just as it does every year.
Bad news is that it happens on a full moon........... a very bad thing because moonlight washed out most of the meteor trails.
http://earthsky.org/tonight/perseid-shower-best-between-midnight-and-dawn
Best viewing is in the very early hours of the morning until before sunrise and I don't know anyone that stays up that early.
............. Nick?

 

[Nick]

I didn't notice any last night , or 2 am and 4 am .

 

[Floorist]

Too much light pollution, here.

 

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I didn't notice any last night , or 2 am and 4 am .

I just saw one, but it was only midnight.
The shower lasts quite a few weeks, but the peak period is always the 11th through the 13th.
This year the 13th is the predicted peak. The actual peak can be a very short period of time, maybe an hour.......... but reguardless, there's many more by far that an any other night when a random meteor zips by. The peak can be over 60 per hour, but there ain't no way you will be able to see that many with a full moon screwin up the darkness. It's supposed to favor the US more than Asia, so I guess that's a positive note.

Try again tonight....err, I mean this morning.
Here's more.
http://iya2009.com/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-on-tuesday.html

 

[Darol Wester]

Yeah. That dang flood lamp in the night sky. Humph! My son and I have been sleeping out a couple nights every year to watch the festivities. Kinda fun.

 

[Polestretch]

Maybe it would be easier to see the meteor shower with the full moon if it's cloudy.

 

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Maybe it would be easier to see the meteor shower with the full moon if it's cloudy.

High fog overtakes us this time of year around 10PM.
Fog isn't helpin Pole, I tried it many times.