The Perseids are Coming (meteor shower) Tonight!!!

Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:16 am » by **Drextin**

theduck wrote:
drextin wrote:Actually they will come from all directions. So any direction that isn't washed out by moonlight will work.

Looks like it is going to be cloudy tonight in my area. Maybe this storm will pass through and it will clear up later but its not looking so good right now.

Mostly North-East though but yeh look everywhere

Well duck that is just for a couple of hours for those looking for skippers..........

Avid meteor watchers might want to try scanning the northeastern horizon from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. local time (your local time, wherever you are) for Perseids that graze the horizon.

The big show is all over.................

The best location is far from city and suburban lights. Ideally, find a structure, mountain or tree to block the moon. Then scan as much of the sky as possible. The meteors can appear anywhere, heading in any direction. If you trace their paths backward, they'll all point to the constellation Perseus.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:30 am » by **jetxvii**

well there is a half moon around the Chicago area so that's not half bad. however is this something that is happening constantly? they say 10 - 11 pm local time but what is the local time?

Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:32 am » by **Drextin**

jetxvii wrote:well there is a half moon around the Chicago area so that's not half bad. however is this something that is happening constantly? they say 10 - 11 pm local time but what is the local time?

No it will be happening all night. The hours you mentioned are just for a certain type of that skip off the atmosphere. The peak time is around 4am to 5am.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:00 am » by **E6722maj**

it's always f~~king cloudy here on these nights!! and tonight's no exception :hell:

blast it!

Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:09 am » by **Drextin**

e6722maj wrote:it's always f~~king cloudy here on these nights!! and tonight's no exception blast it!

Don't feel bad man we've been having short thunderstorms around here during the day only and tonight we have this massive front coming through. go figure.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:14 am » by **Hesop**

I was out last night for about an hour, 3 am mountain time. Didn't see a thing. Not one.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:20 am » by **Drextin**

hesop wrote:I was out last night for about an hour, 3 am mountain time. Didn't see a thing. Not one.

Now that is crazy. I just read where people were already getting a show the last couple of days. Might be location hesop. Tonight you should see something I would think. I'd love to have your view of it. To much city light around here but I'm gonna give it a try.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:32 am » by **Lisakitty**

The best time to see them in the northeast is between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:06 am » by **Heinousone**

I was out watching last night and will hopefully be able to again tomorrow night. During about 45 minutes of viewing I saw four quick moving meteors all in the same area of the sky. If you look at the tip of the handle of the big dipper and look directly left of that you will be looking in the area that I saw all of these at. They were extremely fast moving so you would have to be looking in the right area of the sky to catch them. I do not know if they will be like that every night or if it was just those on Monday night that were like such.

Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:18 am » by **Ghymmie**

If you look at the tip of the handle of the big dipper and look directly left of that you will be looking in the area that I saw all of these at. They were extremely fast moving so you would have to be looking in the right area of the sky to catch them.

that's where I just saw 2 wiz by... just waiting for the baseball diamond lights to go out for a better view now.