I went out last night. The shower was supposed to take place from 10pm till 12pm I stayed out from 10pm to 10:30pm, and I only saw 1 meteror. Can anyone tell me what the peak time will be tonight, what direction to face, and hw many meteros are exopected per hour?
2006-08-12 04:36:06 · 8 answers · asked by FootballFan1012 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The local meteorologist here (New Orleans area) says that the best time will be after 10 p.m. on until early a.m. However, we have a waning moon so therefore might not be able to see as many as we would like. Hope you get to see some meteors tonight. And thanks to Hurricane Katrina I now have a better skyline since all the trees were blown down.
2006-08-12 04:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by Shar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by chaplean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm going to watch the showers too! they should be going all night, but the best time is after midnight... peaking actually right before sunrise which is 6am. during the peak, there should be an average of 60 meteors an hour. have fun!
2006-08-12 06:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes you only see a few. The Perseids aren't what they used to be.
You WILL see more if you can get as far away from all streetlights as possible ... I used to drive way out in the country.
UNFORTUNATELY !!! the Moon is full tonight, ALL night, so you'll only see the flashy ones. So, bring your iPod or Significant Other.
2006-08-12 12:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by Luis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~~~ According to the "Weather Channel" they said tonight around Midnite east coast time,,,look to the east they said,,,
I live out west,,,will be a cloudy nite so we wont beable to see to much,,,,good luck,,,and have fun watching the meteor shower,,,,,~~~
2006-08-12 04:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by ~~Penny~~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it starts about midnight
2006-08-12 04:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by Summer Rain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was grilling and almost got hit by a soccer ball sized one!
2006-08-12 04:47:12 · answer #7 · answered by dizzogurl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
see http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
and
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050805_perseid_guide.html
2006-08-12 04:41:39 · answer #8 · answered by fred 055 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋