Good Year for a Big Meteor Shower | August 5 - August 11
Season 47 Episode 32 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ424 August 5-11, 2024 “Good Year for a Big Meteor Shower”
Star Gazers STGZ424 August 5-11, 2024 “Good Year for a Big Meteor Shower”
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Good Year for a Big Meteor Shower | August 5 - August 11
Season 47 Episode 32 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ424 August 5-11, 2024 “Good Year for a Big Meteor Shower”
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THIS WEEK THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER PEAKS, AND BECAUSE IT’S A NEW MOON THIS IS POTENTIALLY A GOOD YEAR TO SPOT SOME SPACE DEBRIS HITTING OUR PLANETARY WIND SHIELD GET IT?
BECAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE IS AIR?
OKAY LEMME SHOW YOU FIND A DARK SPOT ANYTIME THIS WEEK OR NEXT AROUND 2AM AND LOOK FOR THE CASSIOPEIA TILTED FORWARD.
NEXT, LOOK NEAR THE HORIZON FOR THE BRIGHT STAR CAPELLA IN AURIGA.
ABOUT HALFWAY IN BETWEEN THEM IS MIRFAK IN PERSEUS.
THE PERSEIDS WILL RADIATE FROM ABOUT THERE.
IF YOU’RE LUCKY YOU MAY SEE DOZENS OF THEM!
THE SHOWER PEAKS THE 12TH AND 13TH WHEN EARTH PASSES THROUGH THE THICKEST CLOUDS OF DUST AND DEBRIS LEFT BY THE COMET SWIFT-TUTTLE.
IT LAST PASSED THE EARTH IN 1992.
BY THE WAY, ON THE 14TH JUPITER AND MARS WILL HAVE A SPECTACULAR CONJUNCTION IN THE EAST!
DON’T MISS IT AND KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
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