Thursday, August 12, 2010

Meteor Shower Tonight: August 2010 Perseid Meteor Shower

Tonight's the night: The Real Housewives of DC is on, the weekend "starts" and the Perseid meteor shower will be happening. If the Existence of Another version of Housewives wasn't Enough that make you think the world is ending, maybe chunks of space rock careening through the atmosphere will.
That NASA says while there's a chance to see meteors Both today and tomorrow, 10 pm tonight Ask a question, the optimal time.
If you plan to gaze up at the sky tonight, try to get away from crowded areas of European-type city. The light coming from streelights, storefronts and homes will make the sky Appear lighter and make it: Speeding Harder to spot a meteor. Trek out to the East End for the best viewing conditions on.
If it's cloudy outside, like it is this morning-you Might Want to make mutch Plans. Thurs keep in the spirit, watch Armageddon.
If you're Bringing a camera, the American Meteor Society suggests tilting the camera at a 30-degree angle as opposed Thurs straight up. Set the exposure length Thurs more than a minute.
Also, NASA is hosting a live stream of the sky wakes shenanigans will go live later tonight (so bookmark this page).

And finally, the trailer for the upcoming movie Skyline, wakes up looks an awful lot like the worst meteor shower ever. Where's Bruce Willis "when You need him?

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