I spend another all-nighter, tonight standing outside waiting to see a Celestial showing, but to no avail. :-( All I DID see was (maybe?) one "flash" - I bet it was only a distant star giving up it's final show.
Why is this year's Persied Meteorshower such a tell-all in the media? - Why hasn't it garnered as much mention-attention since this year?
I did spot Mars in the distance from this shower, but that planet is too far in it's orbit to even consider mentioning.
When will be the next possible Galaxy-glory-"thing" to show up nearby Earth to garner more media attention? - How often does our "Sister-planet" (Mars) visit this neighborhood?
2007-08-12 17:04:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well i guess it would also depend on what area you are at right now. I live on the west coast of the United States in California where the best viewing time is 11 PM into 12 AM. On the Eastcoast the best viewing time is 1 AM so that might be a possibility of why you saw only a few. I was out lastnight and i didnt see any, but 1. Im hoping that tonight will be better.
As for the attention, I heard that we were passing closer near the constallation where the Persieds take place.
I dont know much about how often Mars shows up, but I believe that it became close in August of last year.
2007-08-12 17:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very unusual meteor outburst will happen in the early morning of September 1, 2007. Earth will encounter the debris of comet C/1911 N1 (Kiess), ejected some time in the century around 83 BC.
2007-08-12 17:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars never gets closer than 35 million miles, so while it can be bright in the sky not everyone even notices it.
The next events to watch for would be:
- the lunar eclipse on August 27 (mostly for the west coast)
- the Orionid meteor shower in October
2007-08-12 17:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have been in a location with a lot of light pollution or very hazy skies. I've seen over a dozen Perseids so far tonight, and it's only just turned midnight.
2007-08-12 17:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where you're located, but if you're anywhere in North America, you have a few more hours yet before tonight's peak. If you're in western Europe, you should have just finished - in which case, I'm sorry it wasn't any good.
2007-08-12 17:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by skeptik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me too. but I do live near pollution, it does seem hazy and there are too many lights.
I can only see about 2 dozen stars/planets too.
2007-08-12 17:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋