PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of debris from giant comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, parent of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower is not expected to peak until next weekend, NASA all-sky cameras are already detecting dozens of Perseid fireballs every night over the USA. This early activity may be a good omen for the nights ahead, especially Aug. 11th-13th when Earth is expected to pass through the densest part of the comet's debris zone. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and observing tips.

Thanks for the “heads up”. I’ll be looking for them.

We'll be looking for them from the shores of Alpine lake next Monday!

Thanks for heads up!
I wondered if there wasn't something going on Saturday night as there was a ton of shooting stars.

I heard (or saw at the website that some people had been seeing them out west, so maybe it was some of that you saw last week.

Thanks.
This was always a favorite of my Dad.
He passed earlier this summer so maybe I'll head out away from town and see what I can see.

I've been an amateur astronomer for years.

Several years ago, I spent an evening in the middle of August at our local Girl Scout camp, pointing out the various constellations visible in the summer sky to about 50 girls and their leaders. Suddenly, a large fireball meteor shot across the sky from the southern horizon to the northern horizon. The girls were screaming and shouting with excitement.

Knowing we were in the midst of the Perseid Meteor Shower, I told the girls that I had arranged that fireball just for them and we should see another one in the next 10-15 minutes.

As if right on schedule, within 15 minutes another beauty shot across the sky. The girls thought I was really something!

It was a special evening that I'll never forget.

The Perseid Meteor Shower occurs around the 15th of August every year and when the moon doesn't interfere, it can be quite a sight.

Sweet!
I'll be somewhere between Horse Lake and Crooked Lake the first night. Jackfish lake in PMA#4 the second night and Possibly Friday bay on Crooked the third!

Last year I was deep in Northern ontario for the eclipse this time of year!

Aw thanks for the info, answers some my ponderings. Such as: I was telling my daughters and friends looks like Persell or peresoll showers(LOL) but told them I thought it happened last year or year before. Makes sense now as we are usually up north at in laws early part of August each year.
1st(within 10sec of stepping on deck,my reaction was Whoa!) and 5th(about 2-3min later) were blaze orange, the rest seemed normal but a lot of activity.

Another weird thing we noticed every night that we couldn’t pinpoint. The sky would flash dimly every now and then. The girls noticed it 1st and it was not from airport (it was not consistent)nor did it seem like heat lightening as it was cool at night. Asked neighbor and he said he seen it too but was baffled and her dad didn’t ever recall seeing anything like it.
Any ideas anyone?

They are out tonight...….

I'll take a look but the smoke is pretty bad throughout California. Last night only the brightest stars were visible but that was better than usual. Many days the smoke is like a strong overcast and there is only a hint of where the sun is.

WhiteWolf: "They are out tonight...…."

... but do we have to stay up until midnight to see them?

MN_Lindsey: "

WhiteWolf: "They are out tonight...…."

... but do we have to stay up until midnight to see them?"

You are likely to see some meteor's anytime after dark, but they are more likely to be seen after midnight. The reason is that the earth is rotating and after midnight the night time earth is facing into the path of it's orbit around the sun. So you're looking directly into the dust and dirt that we're traveling through, which is what makes up the meteor's.

Any idea where the prime spots to view from in the States?

Pretty much anyplace that is dark. If you have a clear view of the NE sky then you might see more as they tend to emanate from the constellation Perseus, who is to the NE this time of year.

Prime? I would saw anywhere on this map that looks black.

One thing I noticed on my trips to the BWCA you can see thousands of more stars than around home. Bwca-no light pollution and cleaner and clearer air.

New moon tomorrow night, should be nice & dark for viewing.
Looking forward to it, sometimes I head 20 minutes East of where I live, lots of farmland & less light pollution.