Star Gazing: Perseid Meteor Shower and SuperMoon

[hofmann]

catch it now till 13 Aug.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks around Tuesday or Wednesday although there will be plenty of activity over the weekend and Monday. The Perseids gets its name as the meteors look like they originate from the constellation Perseus. Comet Swift-Tuttle is responsible for the Perseids as Earth crosses into the debris trail the comet leaves behind as it makes its way around the sun. Comet Swift-Tuttle has a large nucleus which means it leaves behind plenty of debris and in a good year, stargazers could see as many as 100 meteors per hour at the Perseids' peak. Comet Swift-Tuttle last passed Earth in 1992 and travels in a 133 year orbit around the sun.
http://www.ibtimes.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2014-perseids-set-shine-week-despite-supermoon-1654208

[video=youtube;JkKzMAzT5fs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkKzMAzT5fs[/video]

 

[Papsmearer]

catch it now till 13 Aug.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks around Tuesday or Wednesday although there will be plenty of activity over the weekend and Monday. The Perseids gets its name as the meteors look like they originate from the constellation Perseus. Comet Swift-Tuttle is responsible for the Perseids as Earth crosses into the debris trail the comet leaves behind as it makes its way around the sun. Comet Swift-Tuttle has a large nucleus which means it leaves behind plenty of debris and in a good year, stargazers could see as many as 100 meteors per hour at the Perseids' peak. Comet Swift-Tuttle last passed Earth in 1992 and travels in a 133 year orbit around the sun.
http://www.ibtimes.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2014-perseids-set-shine-week-despite-supermoon-1654208

[video=youtube;JkKzMAzT5fs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkKzMAzT5fs[/video]

Where to see in S'pore, the night sky is too bright from city lights.

 

[hofmann]

Where to see in S'pore, the night sky is too bright from city lights.

West coast park

 

[laksaboy]

Too much light pollution in Sinkieland.

In rural Malaysia or Thailand, you can literally see a blanket of stars above your head.