Meteor shower Saturday Night - Predicted To Be Good

[SUPbud]

so a comet is the long-tail dim thing,
but the dust that comes off the comet forms meteors which burn up in the earth's atmosphere. 100 years later.

I was working, but I snuck outside just before midnight and low in the northwestern sky I saw one meteor, quite randomly. It was so fast, the only way to "catch it" with a camera would be to have a long slow shutter speed camera on a tripod, just taking photos every 'n' seconds until the SD card filled up.

It was worth seeing the one streak but I couldnt stay outside all night to keep looking. Makes me wanna go camping during the Perseid meteor shower in August.

[freepelican]

Originally Posted by SUPbud

so a comet is the long-tail dim thing,
but the dust that comes off the comet forms meteors which burn up in the earth's atmosphere. 100 years later.

I was working, but I snuck outside just before midnight and low in the northwestern sky I saw one meteor, quite randomly. It was so fast, the only way to "catch it" with a camera would be to have a long slow shutter speed camera on a tripod, just taking photos every 'n' seconds until the SD card filled up.

It was worth seeing the one streak but I couldnt stay outside all night to keep looking. Makes me wanna go camping during the Perseid meteor shower in August.

I look forward to the Perseid meteor shower every year! This year they will peak between August 10-13 but there may be some reduced viewing due to a gibbons moon.

There also the Leonid meteor shower, Nov 16-17 this year, and the Geminids meteor shower, between Dec 13-14 this year. Mark your calendars!

There's some smaller ones too if you really love meteor showers. On some years, the "smaller" showers can surprise you!