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August Meteor Showers
by Susan K. Smith
Last edited: Monday, August 8, 2016
Posted: Monday, August 8, 2016

This coming August 13-14, 2016 will be a peak of the Perseid Meteor Showers.

2010 Perseids/wikipedia

Space can be a dangerous place. Especially when you are by things going really, really fast. Like debris. Even those those of us on earth.

One of the effects of such a collision is meteors. And below is a "crash course" on that space junk crashing into our atmosphere:

( reference: https://youtu.be/TuDfZ2Md5x8 )

This coming August 13-14, 2016 will be a peak of the Perseid Meteor Showers. And they can be quite awesome if you live in the neck of the woods with a dark sky.

(reference: https://youtu.be/KzLknGRZlLs )

If you are one to look at the night sky, there's plenty of advise out there, such as:

* Perseid Meteor Shower 2016: When, Where & How to See It

As the late great Jack Horkheimer (the original Star Hustler and advocate for naked eye astronomy) would say:

Keep looking up!

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Previous posts in this series:

Science 101 (part 1) - Vernal Equinox (2013)

Science 101 (part 2) - The Sound of Music? (2013)

Science 101 (part 3) - From Galileo to Apollo (2013)

Science 101 (part 4) - Cosmos Continued ... (2014)

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Photo: 2010 Perseids/wikipedia

Web Site: smithsk: Science 101 - August Meteor Showers

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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on August 8, 2016
Great vids. I seldom get to see meteors anymore because of our light pollution here and not getting out at night anymore. But I still use them in my stories and novels because they are one of our closest astronomical events that everyone can experience without expensive equipment. And even wish on one if they wish.

Ron

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