Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Magical Perseids


Tonight and tomorrow morning the annual Perseid Shower. Under perfect conditions, observers can expect to see about 90 to100 meteors an hour, said Wayne Hally, a self-professed "meteor geek" who writes a newsletter for the North American Meteor Network. (National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080807-perseids.html)