Monday, August 3, 2009

Perseids Meteor Shower- Morning of Aug. 12, 2009

On August 12, 2009 you will be able to see the Perseids meteor shower in the morning. The radiant point for this shower will be in the constellation Perseus. Look to the northeast after midnight.



To prepare you for this I found this wonderful resource:


Upcoming Showers
Orionids - October 21, 2009 in morning moon will be near new Moon.
Leonids - November 17/18, 2009 at night and in morning; moon will be new Moon.
Geminids - December 13/14, 2009 at night; moon will be near new Moon.

Time Lapse Video I found of the Perseids Video from 2007:



For more information:
http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/

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