August 13th, in the wee hours of the morning, you can catch the 2007 Perseids. The peak is estimated at about 60 per hour.
Remember, you need to wait until after midnight (as I explained in this earlier post).
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2007 Perseids coming up
August 7th, 2007 · No Comments
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Delta Aquarid meteor shower(s)
July 25th, 2006 · No Comments
On Friday (July 28th) the Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks. This shower is a bit of a mystery - the source of the meteors is unknown. The best time is between midnight and dawn, so go out early Friday morning and look south. These meteors are pretty faint, so a fairly dark location [...]
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The Return of Halley’s Comet (sort of)
May 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Sure, the comet won’t return until 2062 or so, but as it travels it leaves bits of itself along the way. These bits (actually very small dust particles), continue to orbit the sun in Halley’s path in a wide trail of dust.
Well, we’re about to plow into that dust trail, which will give us the [...]
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