The Perseids Meteor Shower is still active until August 24th. Interestingly, when I was observing the Perseids I noticed a few meteors that didn’t seem to match the normal path of Perseids or their regular description. After further investigation I believe that I witnessed a few meteors from the South Aquariids that peaked in July [...]
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Perseids Meteor Shower – Two Days to Amaze
The Perseids Meteor Shower, active since July 17th, will be even stronger this August. When I began studying meteor showers and writing about them in this blog, I thought that meteor showers were events solely witnessed at night. I’ve since come to realize that these events are far more difficult to predict and are in [...]
Perseids Meteor Shower Good Ole’ Reliable
Right now, the Earth is passing through fragments and dust trails created by the Comet Swift-Tuttle and this means the Perseids Meteor Shower has started and will be getting stronger each day until its peak on August 12th. Lewis Swift and Horace Parnell-Tuttle discovered the Swift-Tuttle Comet in July of 1862. The comet passed by [...]
Perseids Meteor Shower Shoots the Moon
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 [...]
