Full moon will dull tonight's Perseid meteors
FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. It’s most everybody’s favorite, thanks to the pleasant summer weather. Some clouds are likely. Worse, many of this year’s Perseids will be washed out by the glare of tonight’s full, Green Corn moon. But it’s still worth a try. Perseids are fast, bright and some leave persistent trails. Get as far as possible from urban lights. Best time to look is 2 to 4 a.m. Saturday. Then you can go home and sleep late.
And here's an online bonus. If you stay out a bit longer, at 4:33 a.m. the International Space Station will appear out of Earth's shadow, high in the northwest. A steady, star-like object, it will move briskly toward the southeast, passing almost directly in front of the planet Jupiter, the brightest object in the southeastern sky. At 4:36 a.m., the station will fade from view.
Categories: From the Sun's print edition, Sky Notes, Sky Watching
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Thanks for the information.
Posted by: Michelle Brown | August 12, 2011 7:41 AM
I woke up at about 5:06 a.m central time on August 13 looked out my window toward the Northwest and saw the International Space Station fly by. It was awesome if I had gotten up 15 seconds later i would have completely missed it. I was looking for shooting stars but saw that instead. Just as good in my book!!!1
Posted by: Shelly | August 14, 2011 7:05 PM