News tagged with perseids meteor shower

STAR TRAK for December

Venus will be at its dazzling brightest as December begins, appearing in the southwestern sky after sunset. This beautiful "evening star" will set two hours after the sun on Dec. 1 and an hour later at month's end.

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How to enjoy the 2011 Perseid meteor shower

It’s time for the Perseid Meteor Shower and you want to bag some meteors (shooting stars), but how? Maybe you just want to know where and what time to look, or perhaps you are having a Perseid party and ...

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created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dramatic display forecast for 2011 Draconid meteor shower

The Draconid meteor shower is expected to produce unusually high peak meteor rates of 1,000 per hour on October 8, 2011.

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created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two light shows for skywatchers coming this month

Two great light shows should be visible to Arizonans this month: the annual Geminids meteor shower and a total lunar eclipse.

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created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How to see the best meteor showers of the year: Tools, tips and 'save the dates'

There are several major meteor showers to enjoy every year at various times, with some more active than others. For example, April's Lyrids are expected to produce about 15 meteors an hour at their peak for ...

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created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Planets Align for the Perseid Meteor Shower

You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night.

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created Aug 06, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (18) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

STAR TRAK: August 2010

Every three years, the same phase of the moon happens on about the same date of each month. The annual Perseid meteor shower of August last happened in a moonless sky in 2007, so this year if the sky is clear ...

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How to See the Best Meteor Showers of 2010: Tools, Tips and 'Save the Dates'

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are seven major meteor showers remaining in 2010 (the Quadrantids occurred in early January 2010), with some more active than others. For example, April's Lyrids are expected to produce ...

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created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

2010 Major Meteor Showers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The very best thing you can do to maximize your meteor shower enjoyment is get as far away from light pollution (city lights, etc.) as you can and find a location with a clear, unclouded view ...

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created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

STAR TRAK for December: Geminid meteors flash in December skies

(PhysOrg.com) -- The annual Geminid meteor shower, which will reach its maximum on the night of Dec. 13-14, usually offers the best show of the year, outperforming even the Perseid shower of August. This year ...

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Professor says current meteor shower proves theory of calendar's origin

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stargazers are in for a unique treat tonight: the planet Earth will pass through the debris train of the Swift-Tuttle comet this evening which astronomers call the Perseid meteor shower. ...

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Tweeting Shooting Stars

Amateur astronomers across the UK are preparing to tweet the world’s first mass participation meteor star party, as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009). Led by Newbury Astronomical Society, the Twitter ...

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Perseids are Coming

Splat! There goes another bug on the windshield. Anyone who's ever driven down a country lane has seen it happen. A fast moving car, a cloud of multiplying insects, and a big disgusting mess.

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday, Aug. 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's time once again for nature to put on its late-summer fireworks show: the Perseid meteor shower. This year's best viewing will be before dawn on Aug. 12, with a second chance after sunset ...

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created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

The Perseids are Coming

Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower won't peak until August 11th and 12th, the show is already getting underway. ...

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created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 2


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