So Bob Berman is saying that it is worth looking just before midnight before the Moon rises to ruin things with its glare. I believe it went down not to far from here where I live because it was so low.
I hope I can see a lot of them falling slowly.So a few days ago I saw something that looked like exactly like a meteor but I can’t fine anything about it online, why?Submitted by Carol Friedman on March 8, 2020 - 11:36amWas walking after dark a few nights ago, maybe 3/5.
I just happened to look up while on my porch at about 230am in Tewksbury MA and saw a very bright white star shoot across the sky! The Perseids peak between August 11 and 13, but will compete this year with the brightness of the last quarter Moon. Usually, a better time to see them is after 2 a.m., and the best time is about an hour or so just before morning twilight.
It looked like it was much closer than all of the other shooting stars I've seen that seem to fade fast and leave a very thin trail but this one was much thicker and was so bright! Stargazers know that meteor showers can be incredible events…or they can be a bust. Thought they might have been a firework but no sound....traveling West to East. So very bright.From where did you observe, Randall? It was so beautiful but it fall fast. Can't wait till my girls get a little older and see their first one.Submitted by Tracey Bradbery on August 24, 2019 - 1:09amLast night Friday 23/8 having just arrived at hotel in inner city Sydney I could not believe what I saw in twilight sky. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. In upstate NY. No color to them...just brilliant white!Does the "Date of Maximum *" differ if one is in Asia?Submitted by Donna Grant on December 4, 2019 - 1:53amI was coming home to this evening about 7:38 and in the northeastern sky I saw a beautiful big falling star falling so slowly and it looked like it hit the treetops it was so close to the ground it was beautiful!And yes i made a wish!
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What a treat.Submitted by Theresa Porti on June 16, 2020 - 3:16amOn June 16, 2020 approximately 4:45 AM I saw a ball of white light fall slowly SE more east than south falling straight down. A sparkle flaring tail with about 5mm length in size , lasted 3 secondsSubmitted by Norman wood on April 29, 2020 - 4:37amHere on the kenai Peninsula at approximately midnight seen a massive bright amber color streak though the artic sky propelling towards the south which seemed to be so close that its treachery would been splash down in the north Pacific Ocean.Submitted by Vaneza Borlaza on April 21, 2020 - 5:20pmI saw one shooting star today at 2:10 am. My partner looked them up and thought they were satellites. Tell our readers about it!Thank you! Fireworks are doubtful at that hour on a Tuesday night/Wednesday morning in 6° C. It was amazing and, of course, i made a wish. Note that the meteor shower dates do not change much from year to year, though the peak of a shower may vary by a day or two. The moon was a bit less than 3/4 full. I have googled sightings but nothing reported this evening. For more information, click here to read our article, “Submitted by Stuart Rolland on August 12, 2020 - 12:22pmAny time is a good time to watch for meteors - especially midnight to dawn - as there is always some dust or other cloud that Earth is plowing through. Light pollution caused by city lights or a full moon can impact the visibility of the heavenly light show. So happy I found this site. I am in Southern California and the evening sky is very clear right now. While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. This great a lot of glare which can ruin it for skywatchers. 2020 Meteor Showers Calendar. It was jet black and leaving a trail behind it.
It was not the small specks of a meteor shower, but rather like the 'down arc' of a fireworks - with a long, continuous trail of sparks, which disappeared into the horizon very quickly. It was very bright white and then turned to a substantially wider orange then green and it disappeared behind a building.Submitted by Pratham Chadha on June 23, 2019 - 8:10amI am in this place and there is NO meteor shower in here when I’m here!!!! A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky called Radiant.These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. I saw a VERY Bright White streak, the brightest I ever saw. The 2020 Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight (Aug. 11 and 12).