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 0800 and 0900 UT (1 – 2 am PDT) on August 12th, the Perseid meteor rate could surge to twice its normal value.
Perseids On Your iPhone: There’s a new iPhone/iPod application dedicated to the upcoming Perseid meteor shower. It features a Perseid countdown clock, news alerts, an easy-to-use sky map, and a live gallery of photos from around the world. Sky watchers of all types will find it a valuable companion when the shower peaks later this month.
Learn more: http://spaceweather.com/perseids
Download the app: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325305245&mt=8
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The Perseid meteor shower in November was awesome. I live in a rural area where it’s very easy to see these gorgeous displays. I hope the cloud cover here in PA dissipates by this evening so I can see yet another meteor shower. Bundle up, everyone. It is worth it.