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#359262 Aug 5th, 2012 at 01:26 AM
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The summer's best meteor shower will peak next weekend on August 11 and 12, 2012. Even though the nights leading up to the Perseids meteor shower peak will be hampered by a waning full moon, they will still be easily seen by people on Earth.

For the 2012 Perseids meteor shower, a waning half moon will set darker skies each night following the peak of the shower. The Perseids meteor shower will be viewable all over the world.
The summer's best meteor shower will peak next weekend on August 11 and 12, 2012. Even though the nights leading up to the Perseids meteor shower peak will be hampered by a waning full moon, they will still be easily seen by people on Earth.


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I will be watching...... thumbup


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Have never been able to see any of these events before


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Originally Posted by afgreyparrot
I will be watching...... thumbup


yep apparently I will too---my old neighbor said the first time she saw it was with my mom in our back yard--she suggsted we all go and do that agian---so I think we will....


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The boys and I were just out side,, we saw a few tonight grin. We primarily saw them in the north east area.
It looked like wisps of glitter then quickly fading.
I set my alarm for 5 am to go back out to try to get another look before dawn grin


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It was totally cloudy here for a change. No fair, as I was up most of the night anyway.


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You still have tonight Lynne,, thumbup the most mass will be seen this week end but falling stars will occur the rest of the month grin


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I will be out tonight watching.....


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I slept right thru the alarm boohoo Jimmy said it was cloudy out anyway,, why But I will be up @ 5 tomorrow to get ready to go to work,, so I will look then,, Best seen right before the sun comes up thumbup


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It was clear as could be last night, but the 2 times I was up and looking I didn't see any.


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Too foggy here..never seen anything either.


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