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the perseid meteor shower will arrive this weekend, peaking between aug. 11 and aug. 13, and astronomers say this one could be special.
for one thing, there won’t be any competition from the moon. the moon sets shortly after 10 p.m. local daylight time on the 11th in northern latitudes.
secondly, nasa announced this summer that the perseids are the “fireball champion,” consistently producing more fireballs — extra-bright meteors — than any other shower.
nasa predicts the best show will be monday and tuesday night between 10:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. local time. the rate of meteors will increase as the night goes on, peaking before sunrise.
the meteors will appear to radiate from a spot between the constellations cassiopeia and perseus in the northeastern skies. this spot gets higher in the sky as dawn approaches.
pretty cool. there’s nothing like astronomy for a healthy dose of inspiration and humility.
from where i stand, there is nothing like astronomy for a healthy dose of perspiration and humidity.
out-of-the-ordinary places to stargaze for the perseid’s would be the great sand dunes or the pawnee buttes…either would make a great setting for the meteor shower.
some great closer to home places to watch: berthoud pass – the parking lot where the old chair lift is, can’t be beat; chatfield sp is about the closest without much interference from city lights; the old road up to nevadaville off the central city parkway is very cool, did that a couple of years ago, dark and spooky, it loops around on a high knob that is excellent for star gazing; or just out i-70 east around bennett gets good and dark too.
if you have a gopro video cam, this is the time to use it. set it for time lapse, one pic every 5 seconds, aim it at the sky and see what you end up with. if you’re lucky you’ll catch a “sky grazer”, a meteor that looks like the end of the world but is actually just good entertainment.
this majestical roof fretted with golden fire over our heads inflames our imagination as well as our hearts with the magic of a universe reminding us in a most real way that reality is much, much, much bigger than the partisan petty name calling that so often fills these pages.
thanks for reminding us there is a more important world out there for us to ground ourselves into, and see creation through the humility of tiny eyes.
it was good tonight, best i’ve seen in a while. didn’t even have to leave the city, saw them fine from my deck. saw a few real crowd-pleasers. should be good monday night too.
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