Perseid It's Time

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Sharolyn
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Perseid It's Time

Post by Sharolyn »

The shower tends to peak around August 9-13.

The best time to view the Perseids, or most other meteor showers is when the sky is the darkest. Most astronomers suggest that depending on the Moonâ??s phase, the best time to view meteor showers is right before dawn.
Sharolyn Hunter
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wmarkey
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Perseid peak

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The peak period for maximum sightings is approximately 2:30 A.M. August 12th. The later you can stay up Tuesday night the better it will be. Get out of town and face east.
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robertg
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Post by robertg »

The next few nights will be especially dark because Friday"s a new moon:
http://www.space.com/30216-perseid-mete ... boost.html.
Just sayin'.
Rob Groesbeck
The ex-K-8th-grade Science Teacher
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