perseids

They were gawking at the annual Perseid meteor shower, which every year brings up to 100 meteors per hour blazing fiery The annual Perseids meteor shower is here. For sky watchers in North America, the watch begins after nightfall tonight Another way is to check out the Perseid meteor shower Wednesday between midnight and dawn. You probably won't get to see a meteorite up close, In honor of the Perseids, this Wednesday??�if the weather cooperates??�Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host a skywatching session from 9 to 11 pm Archaeologists have found Chinese records of the Perseids from an unknown scribe writing in AD 36, and the comet itself was discovered in 1862 by This week, astronomers will be up in the early morning hours to see Perseids, a meteor shower that has historically proven to put on quite The Perseid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, but the celestial fireworks are already underway, astronomers say. The Perseids meteor shower will be at its peak, assuming the bright moon will give you a peek. ??? UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon gives the keynote speech And this latest bright light sighting coincides with the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, which began in mid-July but was at its brightest Tuesday. Wednesday night will be clear once again with another opportunity to view the Perseids. Sunset is at 8:49 PM and moonrise is at 11:29 PM.