Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Meteor Showers

I found this at http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
If you want to see the next one it is Oct 12 but there is a moon.
2007 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips

The next meteor shower is the Perseids on August 12. This year there’s no moonlight to interfere. The best time to watch is from 11 p.m. August 12 until dawn the next morning. The best direction to watch is wherever your sky is darkest. If you have a dark sky, you may see a meteor once a minute on average. The shower is also active for several days before and after its peak.

Name Date of Peak Moon Phase
Quadrantids January 4 Full Moon
LyridsApril 22 Evening crescent
Eta AquaridsMay 6 Morning gibbous
Delta AquaridsJuly 28 Full Moon
Perseids August 12 New Moon
OrionidsOctober 21 Evening gibbous
Leonids November 18Evening gibbous
GeminidsDecember 14 Evening crescent

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