EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2013 2013 Quadrantid meteor by Susan Jensen 2013 Quadrantid meteor by Susan Jensen The weekend of August 9-11, 2013 is a wonderful time to watch for meteors! This year, 2013, is shaping up to be a great year for watching the Perseids! At this writing (August 8, 2013), we’re getting many reports of meteors, and the shower still hasn’t reached its peak. This whole weekend – August 9 through 11 – should be grand for watching meteors. Every year in late July and early August, two meteor showers happen together. One is the Delta Aquarid shower, which has a nominal peak in late July but actually rambles along pretty steadily from late July through mid-August. The other is the famous Perseid meteor shower, which always peaks around August 11-13. Both of these showers are best between midnight and dawn. New moon (moon crossing sky with sun during day) was August 6. Now, the moon is in the evening sky, and the midnight-to-dawn sky are free of meteors. For best results, find a dark location, and watch for at least an hour, or more.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:02:10 +0000
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