Catch the next Meteor Shower! Here's a handy Guide:
The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs when the Earth passes through a stream of dust from the Comet Swift-Tuttle, as shown in this orbit diagram. (Image credit: Sky & Telescope Magazine)
The American Meteor Society has created a helpful calendar for us star gazers and Meteor Shower enthusiasts! This chart is up to date starting with what’s currently viewable and from where.
Quote from the site: “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. The Meteor Data Center of the IAU lists over 900 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established.” Read More