NASA explained: "Perhaps the year's most easily enjoyed
meteor shower, Perseid
meteors are produced as Earth itself sweeps through dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle.
In order to make the most out of the
meteor shower despite the bright Moon, it would be best to view it from a very dark location with an unobstructed view of the sky.
October 8 - Draconids
meteor shower Not a big one but an interesting one.
Unfortunately, the nearly-full moon will block out many of the
meteors on this occasion but the Geminids are so bright and numerous that it could still be a good show.
In addition, Slooh storyteller Helen Avery will discuss ancient observations of asteroids and
meteor showers, Slooh representatives added.
Guy Ottewell has quoted Manilius: Nunquam futilibus excanduit ignibus aether--"The ether never blazed with futile fires"--and Guy quite rightly added, "That is to say: all
meteors mean something." I agree.
This is the shower's "maximum," or time when the most
meteors fall per hour.
The Dubai Astronomy Group is also hosting the 'Geminids
Meteor Shower Camp' event on December 14, where residents can view the
meteor shower, other celestial bodies and deep sky objects using telescopes.
During the Leonid
Meteor Shower, the
meteors appear to originate from the constellationLeo the Lion.
But unlike the previous years where it produced hundreds of
meteors, astronomers and experts do not predict many
meteors this year.
said that the date of the
meteors can be forecasted and that
meteors"It was pretty awesome as this was my first eye witness
meteor," he wrote.