If you watch one meteor shower all year, then catch the overnight Perseid shooting star display tonight.

This weekend, the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks, sending hundreds of shooting stars flying through the night sky in what many experts call the best shower of the year.

"We expect to see meteor rates as high as a hundred per hour," Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office said in a statement. "The Perseids always put on a good show."

To see the Perseid meteor shower, all you need are your naked eyes and a relatively dark spot to view from. Avoid light pollution if at all possible, as city lights can obscure all but the brightest meteors. And weather conditions such as clouds can also dampen the sights, so if you catch a clear weather window, take advantage of it.

The peak of the meteor shower should occur between midnight and 9 a.m. EDT (0400 and 1300 GMT, or UT) on Sunday, Aug. 12. However, viewing during dark hours between now and the beginning of next week should provide ample meteor sights. The dark hours between Saturday night and Sunday morning should be especially fruitful for meteor hunting. [Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower Photos]

The shooting stars will appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, named after the ancient Greek hero — hence the name Perseids.

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Anyone going to stay up to watch the meteor shower?

Where?

Not sure if I can where I live.

Where?

 

If the constellation Perseus is viewable in the night sky, then you can see it where you live. Northern hemispher for sure. I'm not sure about the southern hemisphere, though.

too cloudy where i live

i can't see it where i live )))):

One word: Brazil. We even lose the awesome natural stuff.

Thats cool Oishii. Doubt I can see though.

One word: Brazil. We even lose the awesome natural stuff.

 

Plus, where I live it's too cloudy and too much light pollution. The clouds are orange at dawn from so much light :

im always up all night plus they said i can see it where i live so i'll watch it

/cries because i live in NYC

 

 

EDIT: just noticed how barely we have of light pollution here

Edited August 12, 201213 yr by Shana09

I never seen a meteor shower IN MY LIFE!!

~Sobs

*Sigh* It seems that its too cloudy for me to see it tonight. Every time I want to see something like this (astronomical events), it is either too cloudy, requires a telescope (which we don't have), or I completely blank when I should see it.

 

I read that we might be able to see some meteors tomorrow night as well, so I'll try again then.