My boyfriend and I saw two flaming meteors last night between 10:00 and 10:30 pm Central Time. One was so large it lit up the night sky and the other had a pinkish streak that you could plainly see it was on fire.WOW!! Never had seen anything like it. This was in my backyard in Glencoe, MN
+Gloria Donnay I saw a very bright neon turquoise one in Hawaii and another huge one explode also in Hawaii. I haven't seen any like you did yet though. Nice find
I don't understand why the debris from a comet should form a stream where the comet passed. I would think that the debris would form a slowly expanding cloud around the comet with each particle having the same velocity as the main body plus/minus its separation velocity. This cloud would continue along the orbital path with the main body. Of course the lighter particles would be affected by the pressure of sunlight but I don't see how that would result in a trail still marking the comet's passing many years before. Previous NASA articles about other meteor showers have indicated that each time a comet goes through the inner solar system, it leaves a slightly different trail due to the gravitational effects of the planets. This suggests to me that they are saying that the particles have become spread out along the old orbital path. Any help explaining this would be much appreciated.
This week, Earth passes through a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Forecasters say the show could be especially good this year because the Moon is nearly new when the shower peaks on Aug. 12-13.
+An artist theory on the physics of 'Time' as a physical process. Quantum Atom Theory but my sky is clear I can see three stars that's not a lot but my sky is dark
I hope climate change doesn't cause any issues for the meteor shower. I heard that having CO2 pollution in the atmosphere makes them explode more than a normal atmosphere that doesn't have CO2 pollution in it.
I've always wondered how it's possible the we on earth see the same stars and constellations every night since we are spinning easterly at one thousand miles an hour and wobbling on axis, all the while flying through space at what is it, ten thousand miles an hour? It boggles the mind to think that even though this is occurring we see any stars that are the same, night after night! Can you explain, please?
Keep in mind that NASA has a bad habit of reporting the maximum as if that's how many you will actually see, but in reality due to haze, light pollution, and the altitude of Perseus, the actual number is much less. In some cases half as much or less near city lights. So if its clear, go out and enjoy the show, but just be realistic about how many you'll see.
OMG people, please stop using the term "fold' as substitute for "times". It may sound more dramatic but the the quantities described by using fold are much bigger than using times.
ATTN NASA----could someone from N.A.S.A OR anyone who has expert knowledge that sees this around the world plz answer a simple YET very important question for me and my son(who has autism) ....?HIS 9TH BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW "AUGUST,28TH,2015" WE SEEN ONLINE A FEW MONTHS BACK THAT ON AUGUST 27TH THAT THERE is going to be a double moon or what looks like it and is actually going to be jupiter and the moon.....I haven't seen him this excited since I showed him legos for the first time about 6 years ago....I really need to know OFFICIALLY IF IT IS A HOAX SO I CAN BREAK IT TO HIM BECAUSE AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE BLUE MOON IN OUR AREA WHEN WE WOKE UP AT 6 A.M TO SEE IT EVEN THO TRYING TO SEE THE BLUE MOON WAS OUR FIRST ATTEMPT AT ANYTHING LIKE THIS BUT FAILED THAT IT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH OF A BUMMER FOR HIM AND MIGHT STEAR HIM AWAY FROM SCIENCE, ASTROLOGY AND OTHER THINGS SUCH AS THOSE!!!! :( SO PLZ JUST COMMENT BACK OR SEND ME AN E-MAIL WITH THIS INFO N.A.S.A.... A/S/A/P! IF ITS A HOAX I WOULD APPRECIATE AN OFFICIAL LINK TO WHERE I CAN FIND CORRECT INFO LIKE THIS CUZ I MYSELF WAS NEVER TAUGHT ANYTHING ABOUT SPACE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM CORRECT INFO MYSELF.....THANX BUNCHES FOR EVERYONE TIME IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED....HAVE A SOLAR-IFIC DAY!!!! :)
