Just a reminder: It's time to head up on the roof, to the backyard, the Pasture, the mountaintop - Wherever you not have to go to get away from city lights and watch the Perseid meteor shower. But this year, there's the added show of a Planetary conjuction right at sunset. Venus, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and the tiny crescent moon pop out of the western twilight in tight conjunction. But then stay tuned to the sky for the Perseids. If You Have not Been out to see Them yet, Thursday, August 12 and Friday August 13 Ask a question, the peak, and some locations jo Have Been Reporting 70-80 meteors an hour. No telescope is required Thurs enjoy These two naked-eye events. See below for a sky map and tips is how to share your experience.
Looking northeast around midnight on August 12th-13th. The red dot is the Perseid radiant. Awaiting the Perseid meteors Can Appear in Any part of the sky, all of Their tails will point back to the radiant. Credit: NASA
Want to share the event via Twitter? Follow the hashtag # Meteorwatch Meteorwatch and see the website for all you need to know about watching the Perseids.Meteorwatch Even has a map of incoming meteors Being Reported on Twitter. Very cool! Also There will be live coverage is AstronomyFMIf you'd like to Contribute Thurs science, the British Astronomical Society has a report form Where You Can submit How about meteors you are seeing.The International Meteor Organization Also has an online report form. And Oana Sandu from the BAA has a list of tips for watching the meteor shower. On Thursday, Aug. 12, from 3-4 p.m. EDT, astronomer Bill Cooke from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer questions in a live chat about the Perseids and the Best Ways to view it. To view and join the chat, go to this link is Aug. 12 a few minutes before 3 p.m. EDT. A chat window will be active at the bottom of the page. Log in, then Bill will start answering your questions at 3:00 EDT. And then ... stay up all night with NASA! Later That Night - Aug. 12 - from 11:00 p.m. to 5 A.M. EDT, Bill will take your questions via web chat. You can order also "Listen" to the Perseids That is a page.
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