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Perseid Meteor Shower This Week

Posted by michael on from the star-gazing dept.

fejikso writes "Space Daily and the BBC announce the coming of the annual Perseid meteor shower, and forecasters say it could be unusually good. The cosmic spectacle is produced by the debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. When the shower peaks, by August 12, sky watchers can expect to see dozens, possibly even hundreds, of meteors per hour."

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  1. Great... by Ayaress · · Score: 3, Funny

    And here in Michigan, the forcasts say not to expect clear sky until next week. The only time I can remember Michigan not having crappy weather during a major meteor shower was when I was in Florida - which of course, had crappy weather every night that week.

    1. Re:Great... by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Funny

      Same here on the foggy north coast of California. I'm beginning to think that the meteors actually generate the fog.

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  2. Hygene by shfted! · · Score: 1, Funny

    I imagine the Perseids are pretty darned smelly. Imagine the stink from only showering once per year!

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  3. Wishes of shooting stars by sevenofnine · · Score: 3, Funny

    Better start preparing a list of wishes for each of the shooting stars that we can be expecting here then :)