Last Updated Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:22:09 EDT
CBC News
Brightly lit particles will zip through the atmosphere during the annual Perseid meteor showers this week.
In North America, the celestial firework display is expected to peak late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
INDEPTH: The lowdown on meteors
The Perseid shower occurs when gravel-sized debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle pass through Earth's atmosphere at more than 200,000 kilometres per hour and then burns up.
The heated air lights up a long trail – the "shooting star."
Skygazers in Canada should find a dark spot, point themselves towards the northeast and wait for streaks of light about once per minute.
After moonset and just before dawn are the best times to watch the spectacle.
Sky watchers with clear skies in North America can expect to see as many as 80 meteors per hour, according to NASA. England and western Europe are the best places for the shower.
In theory, the Perseids showers will continue until the third week of August.
CBC News
Brightly lit particles will zip through the atmosphere during the annual Perseid meteor showers this week.
In North America, the celestial firework display is expected to peak late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
INDEPTH: The lowdown on meteors
The Perseid shower occurs when gravel-sized debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle pass through Earth's atmosphere at more than 200,000 kilometres per hour and then burns up.
The heated air lights up a long trail – the "shooting star."
Skygazers in Canada should find a dark spot, point themselves towards the northeast and wait for streaks of light about once per minute.
After moonset and just before dawn are the best times to watch the spectacle.
Sky watchers with clear skies in North America can expect to see as many as 80 meteors per hour, according to NASA. England and western Europe are the best places for the shower.
In theory, the Perseids showers will continue until the third week of August.
2 comments:
I'll be out watching this, tonight and on the weekend if anyone else is interested in joining me let me know.
too overcast. boo-hoo.
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