Perseids 2013 is upon us! The perseids meteor shower is at its peak viewing today and tomorrow. (August 11-12). Upwards of 60-100 meteors will pass through the sky per hour! You can watch these bits of comet ice and dust with the naked eye - no telescope necessary. The farther away from city lights you can get the better.
Perseids meteor shower is the debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. Every August as the Earth orbits the sun, it passes through a field of dust and rock, some of which will burn up in the atmosphere as meteoroids. Perseids also produces fireballs - the really big meteors!
Perseids is best viewed in the early morning, pre-dawn. The meteors will appear to be coming from the constellation Perseus, so look to the northeast.
The moon is currently a waxing crescent moon, and will make it all the more easy to view the shower. Can't get out of the city? You can still watch the shower live from the SLOOH Space Camera. Next year the Persieds will occur during a full moon, making viewing conditions less than ideal, so this really is the year to take in the magic if you can!
~ Love & Light ~
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