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Perseid Meteor Shower: Don’t Expect Fireworks

The annual Perseid Meteor Shower peaks tomorrow (Tuesday) night and early Wednesday morning. Due to the bright glow of the city lights, it’s unusual to see more than one or two meteors per hour anywhere in Chicago. Making things worse this year is the nearly full Moon (Supermoon!), keeping the skies bright during peak viewing… Read More Perseid Meteor Shower: Don’t Expect Fireworks

August 11, 2014 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

io9: Perseid Meteor Shower Timelapses

io9 has some beautiful timelapse videos of last week’s Perseid Meteor Shower. Take a few minutes and check them out! Here is one of them:

August 19, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Last Night’s Meteor Count

3. Not bad, really, considering I was only out in my back yard from 10:45 pm to 12:15 am, and the sky was partly cloudy and hazy for the first 45 minutes. And my back yard is by no means dark–though there is one spot where the street lamp from the alley and porch lights… Read More Last Night’s Meteor Count

August 13, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Skywatching: August 11-13 (Meteor Shower)

This Sunday night (into early Monday morning) and the following Monday night (into early Tuesday morning) will be the best opportunities to see the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. What is a meteor shower? When the Earth in its orbit passes through dust left over from a comet, some of that dust enters the atmosphere and… Read More Skywatching: August 11-13 (Meteor Shower)

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

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