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. If you’re hoping you will be able to meteor watch and want to know the best time, well then right before dawn on Friday morning there could be one meteor a minute coming down.
Meteor watching tips
To get the most enjoyment from the big meteor shower tonight, Alan Boyle at MSNBC offers some meteor watching tips. Get away from the light pollution causing the sky to be lit up all night in the cities. The higher the elevation, the better. If you’d like to, it is always a good idea to lie on top of a car against your windshields although you will need to bring something like a blanket to make this more comfortable. Stay warm with the clothes you wear. Bring some tunes. Looking straight up into the sky with eyes that have adjusted to the dark is a great idea too. You won’t be able to see the Perseids 2010 very well until after midnight has hit. The meteor show’s peak will be happening right before the sun rises.
Suggestions for photographing the meteors
The meteor shower that is happening is a fantastic place to get some new photos. Tips are given on photography from Pop Photo. Long-exposures and wide-open apertures mean city lights will creep to the frame and overpower the image. Bring a cable release — keeping your finger off the shutter button will prevent blurred images. Make an effort to stay away from getting light streaks within the picture by putting something in the foreground. A wide, fast lens could be the best for you if you can get a good ISO and exposure time. Take pictures as fast as you can.
Why Perseids 2010 can be better than average
The Perseids 2010 occur when the Earth passes through the dust cloud of the Swift-Tuttle comet. We only see the Swift-Tuttle comet every 135 years when it gets close to sun so it can heat up and spew dust, reports the Christian Monitor. The comet was seen previously in 1992. . This year Earth can be passing through a denser patch of Swift-Tuttle’s dust stream than usual.
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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
