Perseid Meteors’ Peak Was A Good Show

A lot of people went to the beach for the show this weekend, and the Perseids did not disappoint.  Hands down this was the best meteor shower I have seen.  The amount and frequency was amazing.  At one point a earthgrazer lit up the beach.  If you took your eyes off the sky for a second you would miss something.

The Perseid meteor shower isn’t over you can still catch some after midnight and the Delta Aquarids are still letting a few loose.  The coming full moon will make seeing any difficult.  Earthgazers,  loooong slow, colorful meteors traveling horizontal are the easiest to see since they last the longest and burn the brightest.  The shower will slow down and stop until next year around the 24th of August.  You can see a lot of shooting stars this time of year.  It certainly is nicer than trying to watch them in the winter.

The next major meteor shower peak is the Orionids on the night of October 21, 2016.  Meanwhile you will still some of the Perseids, Delta Aquarids, and just shooting stars in general.

A minor meteor shower, the Draconids, will peak on October 7th, The Draconids is a minor meteor shower producing only about 10 meteors per hour. Dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, are the meteors you see.  The Draconids is an unusual shower because it is best viewed in the early evening instead of early morning.  You can start seeing it on October 6-10 and this year peaks on the the night of the 7th.

Fish On!!

Rich King

Meteor Shower (major) Schedule 2016