Comments on: Perseids Meteor Shower Good Ole’ Reliable

By: shal

shal — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:40:03 +0000

we live in colchester essex,uk and are currently watching mother natures display …… absolutely wonderful, shooting balls of light across the sky finishing with a bright flash

By: JF Forests

JF Forests — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:22:33 +0000

August 3, 2010 c. 12:45 a.m. in the southeast sky over Sun City, AZ I saw my first green meteor which gave a fireball flash and had a slight tail: gorgeous! I wonder if maybe it wasn’t a meteor, but had something to do with the aurora they say to start expecting tonight. It looked and behaved like a meteor though….

By: Meteor

Meteor — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:31:02 +0000

JF,

If you’ve seen a meteor or fireball before, you might be able to tell the difference between the Aurora Borealis and a meteor. However the concept of a different color meteor because of the Aurora Borealis sounds interesting to me. Hmmm…thanks for the thought, you got me thinking.

- Meteor Mark

By: Meteor

Meteor — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:28:29 +0000

Trev,

I’m excited too. I will definitely have something on the site later today.

Keep your head up.

- Meteor Mark

By: Trev

Trev — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:42:49 +0000

Meteor Mark,

Thanks for the fair response-it sounds perfect and I will wait patiently for your next Perseid summary.

Getting excited for this shower and a moon free morning.

Trev

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:23:18 +0000

Trev,

Thanks for the comment. As a general rule meteor showers are seen better after midnight when the Earth is turning into the path of the meteors. You can check the Meteor Shower Viewing Page on this site for more details. It’s July 30th today and I’ll be discussing the Perseids in greater detail leading up to the event. I’m still skeptical as to when the best time will be to view the event and I will be posting my “final answer” to the million dollar question on August 1st or August 2nd. Can you check back with me then? Based on my info at that time, you will be able to feel confident that you’ll be outside at the best time. How does that sound?

Keep your head up.

- Meteor Mark

By: Trev

Trev — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:05:09 +0000

Meteor Mark,

I have a group of 30 that will be viewing the Perseids in central Idaho, but there is controversy regarding the peak time to watch.

Astronomy Magazine says peak will be night of the 12th and into the morning of the 13th-your prediction of best viewing time of night of the 11th into the morning of the 12th conflicts with that.

Will our location dictate the window to watch? Why do you feel the morning of the 12th might be better than the next evening and day?

I like your peak time better as it works for my schedule, but I just need some ammo to convince the rest of the crew.

Thanks for the excellent blog.

Trev in Idaho

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:12 +0000

Wes,

Yes you’ll see more meteors if you live north of the equator. The constellation Perseus will be higher in the sky. Just remember to be out after midnight in the morning of August 12th.

Keep your head up.

- Meteor Mark

By: wes hartshorn

wes hartshorn — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:16:02 +0000

Thanks Meteor Mark, I live in Ohio, the more north of the equator the better? Either way I’ll keep my head in a dark field somewhere.