Around this time each year, we are gifted with one of the more active meteor showers of the year. The Perseid’s build through the early portions of August, and come to a peak sometime within the mid-August time frame. Well, that much anticipated peak happens to fall tonight! And, it is predicted to be one […]
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Northeast US Sees Fireball Last Night
Across the Northeast US last night, there was a large fireball reported to streak across the night sky. It was seen across 9 states, plus southeastern portions of Canada. According to the American Meteor Society, they have received, “…425 reports so far about a fireball event over Northeastern US on May 17th 2016 around 12:50am EDT.” […]
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Tonight, the Lyrid meteor shower will be at its peak between 10 PM CDT through the early morning hours tomorrow. Astronomers believe that although this shower will not be as heavy as many of the others, there could be up to 20 shooting stars per hour. The moon is expected to set at 11:39 PM […]
Geminid Meteor Shower
One of the best meteor showers of the year is the Geminid Meteor shower. You can actually see them now, but the peak viewing will occur on December 13th through the 14th. Try going out after midnight for the best viewing. The Geminid meteor shower is particularly famous for how bright they can be. To […]