Shannon

Don't give up so quickly. Meteor showers are caused by the Earth passing close to/through debris fields (tail, etc.) of comets. Thus, the "peak viewing" date provided is just the BEST time to view meteors associated with that comet/debris. Days both earlier and later than the peak date can yield fine meteor viewing. I actually think today is the peak date, btw. AUGUST 12th before sunrise means tonight, in my mind.

I saw 5 meteors last night in about 35-40 minutes, and that's with heavy just barely broken low overcast that I was forced to look around. The 5 meteors I did see were bright and spectacular. If I lived further from the San Antonio city glare (lights), I'd likely have seen more even with the cloudcover -- the meteors I did see were very bright, and several formed very long 'tails' as they streaked across the sky.

So, do look outside for the next several nights if you're at all interested in meteors. The time should be rewarded with at least a handful of meteors. On any NORMAL night you can count on seeing a meteor if you're patient enough, and sometimes more than a couple if you're in a very dark sky area.

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- Shannon Moore
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