Meteor shower is coming!! Could be a real showstopper!

[CrackerJax]

This could be a great one.... don't miss it!! Pre roll some nice ones....

This year's Perseid meteor shower could be even better than usual. According to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, a filament of comet dust has drifted across Earth's path and when Earth passes through it, sometime between 1 - 2 am PDT on August 12th, the Perseid meteor rate could surge to twice its normal value.

The filament was shed by Perseid parent comet Swift-Tuttle in the year 1610, and this is one of Earth's first encounters with it. The total combination of these effects could result in as many as 200 meteors per hour (ZHR)."

Bright moonlight will overwhelm the outburst's fainter Perseids, but even a fraction of 200 is a good show. Science@NASA's "The Perseids are Coming" offers observing tips and sky maps.

Hope you can get out and enjoy watching this.

 

[Minnestoner]

far out man.....

 

[goten]

i was reading that on my homepage..

i got plans to be out with the kids so the can check it out.....

 

[CrackerJax]

I keep a lounge chair out in a field for just such occasions... Always fun!!

 

[dd900]

cant wait im gonna start rollin now

 

[goten]

why was the other thread closed?

 

[purplekitty7772008]

yay!!!

thanks for letting us know.

i like watching them. i think i will go out
to the boonies to watch them...

no city lights to obstruct the view.

 

[fried at 420]

so then wat time will that be on the eastcoast?

 

[Mysticlown150]

Ugggh change your avatar that devil shit scared the fuck out of me. Yea I'll be watching the shower. Will be my first

 

[Bob Marley Chiefs]

far out man.....

wow with the picture and the quote...damn im so stoned i could hear chong saying it ahahaha

 

[fried at 420]

SHIT i just saw a slight glimpse of one
2moro nite ill take a vid and post it you guys should do the same

 

[CrackerJax]

cant wait im gonna start rollin now

Look, he's dancin'!!

why was the other thread closed?

Because I misspelled a word and I'm anal....

yay!!!

thanks for letting us know.

i like watching them. i think i will go out
to the boonies to watch them...

no city lights to obstruct the view.

No need to me to move...I'm in the boonies!! (and luvin it!)

Ugggh change your avatar that devil shit scared the fuck out of me. Yea I'll be watching the shower. Will be my first

Awww.... it's a dragon, no worries mate!

wow with the picture and the quote...damn im so stoned i could hear chong saying it ahahaha

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Yes indeed....what time eastern?


Here's a more detailed outline of what's going to happen folks!! Don't miss it...

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2009 Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky
Get ready for the annual summer show of shooting stars.
MIchael E. Bakich, Senior Editor

The Perseid meteor shower peaks before dawn August 12. A Last Quarter Moon will interfere somewhat with the view, but the brighter Perseids still will put on a fine show. Astronomy: Roen Kelly [View Larger Image]









August 7, 2009
Here it comes. The annual Perseid meteor shower is typically one of the best of the year. In 2009, this shower should look good but not great because it peaks as the Last Quarter Moon illuminates the sky. Still, you will see the brightest meteors easily, and you'll also count quite a few faint shooting stars prior to moonrise. The Perseid meteor shower features bright, fast meteors, many of which leave smoke trails visible for several seconds.

Video: How to observe meteor showers

The Perseids' peak (the best time to see the meteors) occurs between 1:30 P.M. and 4 P.M. EDT August 12. Last Quarter Moon occurs 23 hours later. But this year, the Perseids may exhibit a second peak somewhat earlier. Detailed models of the trail left in 1610 by the Perseids' parent comet, 109P/Swift-Tuttle, show that a second peak may occur around 5 A.M. EDT August 12. If this peak materializes, its timing will favor observers in the western half of North America.

Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Richard Talcott thinks many viewers will make this a long night. "With the potential of two peaks for this year's shower, observers will have something to look forward to even in the wee hours of the morning, and even with the Moon up in the sky."

August 12 isn't the only date you can observe Perseid meteors. This year, the shower will be active between about July 17 and August 24. Of course, you'll see fewer meteors the farther you observe from the peak.

With the Moon out, you'll need a clear, dark sky to see more than just a few Perseids. "Dark" means at least 40 miles from the lights of a large city. You won't need a telescope - in fact, the eyes alone work best because they provide the widest field of view.

Early in the evening on Wednesday, August 12, set up a lawn chair, preferably one that reclines. Face east, and look halfway up. After midnight (around the time of moonrise), adjust your chair, and generally look overhead. Glancing around won't hurt anything.

In addition to your chair, bring a blanket, bug spray, cookies, fruit, and a non-alcoholic beverage (alcohol interferes with the eye's dark adaption as well as the visual perception of events).

How many Perseids will you see? This year, with a half-illuminated Moon in the sky, you can expect to count between 30 and 50 meteors per hour from a dark site.


Sounds like fun! I'll see if I can't capture something on film tonite.

 

[CreepyStevie69]

sweet! never seen one of these before.

i dont wanna miss it. it should start 1230 am central standard time right?

im going to film it for sure

 

[goten]

i emailed my girl in texas and let her know about it..

shes gonna go out and enjoy the show...hehe

 

[mattisreal420]

i am looking forward to it, i have a pretty big scope, and a couple of fatties ready

 

[goten]

i dont have a scope..

but i live in the country

and its nice and dark at night

and the sky is so big here it seems...

with out all the big city lights interfering with it...

my kids are excited about it...

but i got me some something to chill on to...hehehe

 

[backdoorgrower]

lying flat out on the floor seeing stars.... ive been there before lol.

 

[CreepyStevie69]

im going to go out to the country roads. grab some beer. weed. some other stuff.... and sit out in a lawn chair in some field with my girl.

1230 central time right? all these time zone talks are confusing me.

 

[goten]

im going to go out to the country roads. grab some beer. weed. some other stuff.... and sit out in a lawn chair in some field with my girl.

1230 central time right? all these time zone talks are confusing me.

i know your girl...hehehehehe

...................

but i think you know mine to.....lol

 

[Little Miss Sunshine]

im going to go out to the country roads. grab some beer. weed. some other stuff.... and sit out in a lawn chair in some field with my girl.

1230 central time right? all these time zone talks are confusing me.

hahaha! i was JUST about to say thannks for the cool idea.

you read my mind