Catch a falling star
Tonight -- around 10 pm EDT -- is expected to be the peak of this year's Draconid meteor shower. Best known for its unpredictability, this shower may peak at several meteors per hour or (twice, so far) several thousand.
So if the sky's clear tonight, or tomorrow, why not give it a shot. EarthSky.org's suggestion: Head out after sunset, lay back in a reclining lawn chair with your feet pointing north or northwest-ish*, and enjoy the view. We might get lucky!
The moon is dark just now, so somebody somewhere ought to be getting some great photos tonight. If your weather -- like mine -- isn't being cooperative, or your location is on the other side of the equator, there's still the photo gallery over at SpaceWeather.com. Speaking of which ... an Aurora hunter in /S/c/o/t/l/a/n/d/ Sortland, Norway, got a gorgeous photo last night of geomagnetic luminescence above and bioluminescence in the waves washing the shore.
(* Sorry, but this one's for Northern Hemispherean viewers only.)
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So if the sky's clear tonight, or tomorrow, why not give it a shot. EarthSky.org's suggestion: Head out after sunset, lay back in a reclining lawn chair with your feet pointing north or northwest-ish*, and enjoy the view. We might get lucky!
The moon is dark just now, so somebody somewhere ought to be getting some great photos tonight. If your weather -- like mine -- isn't being cooperative, or your location is on the other side of the equator, there's still the photo gallery over at SpaceWeather.com. Speaking of which ... an Aurora hunter in /S/c/o/t/l/a/n/d/ Sortland, Norway, got a gorgeous photo last night of geomagnetic luminescence above and bioluminescence in the waves washing the shore.
(* Sorry, but this one's for Northern Hemispherean viewers only.)
This entry is cross-posted from www.dreamwidth.org, where there are
comments. Comment where ye will.