Tonight is going to be a huge meteor shower. If you want to see the Perseids 2010 annual meteor shower, it will begin August 13th within the evening. The moon can be disappeared during the Perseids meteor shower 2010. Head out of the city at about midnight and from then until dawn hits, 75 meteors per hour could be seen within the super dark sky. No telescope is required.
Now there is the Perseids 2010 meteor watch
Perseids 2010 is a huge end to a wonderful summer full of stargazing and will be happening tonight. Venus, Saturn, Mars and the moon can be shown together on the western horizon as a “tight conjunction” at sundown according to NASA. When the planets fall below the horizon about 10 p.m. the Perseids 2010 begin. From 10 p.m. until dawn, meteors appearing to emanate from the Perseus constellation will streak across the sky. The sky will get darker and Perseus will go higher sky before meteors start coming down at a faster rate. In case you are hoping you will be able to meteor watch and want to know the best time, well then right before dawn on Friday morning there can be one meteor a minute coming down.
Meteor watching suggestions
To get one of the most enjoyment from the big meteor shower tonight, Alan Boyle at MSNBC offers some meteor watching tips. Get from the light pollution causing the sky to be lit up all night within the cities. Discover some place that is at a higher elevation. If you’d like to, it is always a good idea to lie on top of a car against your windshields although you’ll have to bring something like a blanket to make this more comfortable. Wear something to keep you warm. It will help to get some mood music to play. Looking straight up to the sky with eyes that have adjusted to the dark is a fantastic idea too. You won’t be able to see the Perseids 2010 very well until after midnight has hit. The meteor show’s peak can be happening right before the sun rises.
Tips on meteor photography
The meteor shower that is happening is a great place to get some new photos. Pop Photo offers some helpful meteor photography tips. Don’t use long-exposures or wide-open apertures because lights from the city could mean the image is ruined. Use a cable release, and prevent the images from getting blurred by putting a finger on the shutter button. Try to keep away from getting light streaks in the picture by putting something in the foreground. Use a wide, fast lens and fiddle until you get the right ISO and exposure time. Then keep shooting.
Why Perseids 2010 is a sight to be seen
Whenever the earth goes through the dust cloud that is called the Swift-Tuttle comet, Perseids 2010 happens. The Swift-Tuttle, reports the Christian Science Monitor, only is seen every 135 years when it gets close enough to the sun to heat up. The comet’s last pass was in 1992. The dust stream the comet has gets thicker each time is passes Earth. The patch of Swift-Tuttle’s dust stream Earth is going through this year is much denser than usual.
NASA
science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/05aug_perseids/” href=”http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/05aug_perseids/
MSNBC
cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/11/4869749-see-and-hear-the-meteor-show
Pop Photo
popphoto.com/features/how/2010/08/how-photographing-perseid-meteor-shower
Christian Science Monitor
csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0812/Meteor-shower-August-2010-how-you-can-get-the-best-view
