Perseids Meteor Shower Radiant
The Perseids Meteor Shower could be one of the best meteor showers of the year. Every year in August the Perseids ignite the air and create spectacular streaks of light all across the morning and night skies. One of the biggest problems when viewing a meteor shower is man-made light or light pollution. Our city lights do not only cause light in our skies, the Moon can cause it too. So how will the Moon affect the Perseids Meteor Shower? Well, I have good news; very little light from the Moon will be shed because the phase of the Moon on the 12th of August during the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower will be a waxing crescent phase with just about 10% of the Moon illuminated! This means meteor gazers will be able to see more meteors than usual. Shooting stars from the Perseids will hopefully be skipping through the sky at about the rate of one or two a minute!
Don’t get me wrong, I always enjoy seeing the Moon in the sky, but on this occasion I’m glad it won’t be stealing the show. Visit this site for a few more blogs and posts leading up to the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower and if you’ve enjoyed my articles on this blog, feel free to buy me a cup of coffee, as I will need a few to stay sharp, awake and observe all the meteors in the night and morning skies. In the meantime bookmark the site, join the mailing list and keep your head up.
- Meteor Mark
on Jul 18th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
I am going to watch the meteor shower on the evening of the12th, is this the best time or is the night before?
on Jul 18th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Bertha,
Thanks for your comment. You might want to review the meteor shower viewing page on this site. It’s located on the upper right hand corner. The Perseids will peak in the morning of August 12th before dawn so probably the night before leading into the peak in the morning.
- Meteor Mark
on Jul 20th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
thank you so much for your answer it has been a great help as my son-in-law has never seen one and we want to make the best of it
on Jul 21st, 2010 at 6:56 am
Haha I know what you mean, Moon can be a pain in the *** when it comes to stargazing or watching meteor showers! I’m happy this year it will be much better than the last one. I can’t wait!
on Jul 21st, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Nerte,
The suspense is killing me!
- Meteor Mark
on Jul 22nd, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I’m going up ontop of a mountain. I can’t wait.
on Jul 22nd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Oh,
Bears like meteors too.
- Meteor Mark