Meteor Shower Tonight! If you want to see one of the year’s best light shows, plan to stay up all night Sunday. Just before dawn is the best time to view the Perseid meteor shower, NASA says, an annual event that this year peaks on Aug. 11 and 12. The fireballs are fast and plentiful, the agency adds, with as many as 100 visible in a single hour. NASA recommends finding an open space for optimal viewing. “Perseid meteors come across the sky from all directions,” states a news release. “Lie on the ground and look straight up into the dark.” Distance yourself as far from artificial light as possible, and give your eyes plenty of time to adjust to the darkness — at least 30 minutes.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:02:18 +0000
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