What's Up for August 2010? Perseids!

[mrdesertfox15]

i wonder they named the stars after greek gods and creatures ???

[socialistcontainment]

Nevermind my previous August Mars 2010 question. I happened to hear you briefly dismiss the Mars e-mail hoax after I posted my question and looked it up myself. Oh well, I got a great view of Hale-Bopp on a clear night when I wasn't even looking for it and that will probably be my lifetime astronomical encounter.

[socialistcontainment]

A friend of mine told me an astronomically credible friend of his told him that August 2010 will be very historically special for Mars viewing, culminating on August 27. It will be closer than ever in thousands of years, ect. Any elaboration from a professional would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[rubent100]

@socialistcontainment Yeah, I don't know much about any of this. But two days ago, I was driving by San Francisco and I saw a huge red star, I thought it was an UFO lol. I told my brother wtf is that, that's to big to be a star... But it was flashing red/orange and didn't move. Nasa also announced that Mars has been pushed out of orbit and will come really close and effect our gravity soon.

[JPLnews]

@socialistcontainment This podcast actually addresses that hoax email :-) Jane

[eBiology]

I have seen some very nice meteors so far, mostly blue-green.

[Ailell7]

.....hardly waiting this night..... =D

pozdrav mojoj ekipi :_*****

[hr1100]

Damn, i need a woman like Jane; to tell me all about the great things that happen in sky and beyond. Where i live they are all mall rats with brains the size of neutrinos, and some special cases - quarks. Jane, i want you.

[Saggmos95]

is it possible to see the comet/asteroid it self???

[reksub10]

@Saggmos95 the debris that causes the persied meteor shower i believe comes from the comest swift-tuttle ,i dont know if its visible this year but look up swift tuttle. the last perihelion(the time it takes to go round the sun)was in 1992 and it takes about 133-135 years for it to pass through our solar system..hope this helps...

[brankas2]

Hi, I'm from Croatia. When is the best time to watch Perseids? (or Tears of St. Lawrence - that's how we call it). TNX

[Maloca92]

@brankas2 Suze svetog lovre =)

[brankas2]

@Maloca92 - moj slobodan engl. prijevod ...... nego mi i kalifornija nemamo baš u isto vrijeme noć... malo smo si daleko... nego, u međuvremenu smo doznali preko medija kada bismo mi to najbolje vidjeli, ali zenuli nas oblaci. do sada sam u to vrijeme ljetovala u dalmaciji i uživala u lijepom pogledu. nadam se da si i ti. pozzzz

[Maloca92]

@brankas2 Hvala na pitanju, ja sam bio u zadru skoro cjelo ljeto. Vratio sam se prije 2 tjedna :) btw. ovdje u zagrebu nije bilo oblaka tako da se dosta dobro vidjelo... Cjelu noc sam jucer proveo na balkonu.. cak sam i zaspo na balkonu LOL..

[Maloca92]

@brankas2 I kaze ti zenska u Videu da je najbolje vrjeme za Vidit suze svetog lovre od 23 h na dalje ..

[Ailell7]

@brankas2

ja sam gledala skoro cijelu noć, najbolje je oko 3, pola 4...

kako se jutro približava to je bolje.... =))) i gledati na sjever, orijentirari se premaAlgolu

[eLLriDe420]

So will i be able to set my camera up at night and get some good shots? i live in maryland, will i see them? everytime people say to look into the sky for these guys i always end up pounding red bulls and setting my camera in hour long exposures and i never see any. it ticks me off.

[JPLnews]

@gvenema Ha Ha, I am not in the third grade anymore. ;-)

[taufan8687]

is it viewable in Indonesia??

[adamb0000]

is this just aimed at the US or can we see this in the UK also?

[JPLnews]

@adamb0000 You can see them too, as long as it isn't cloudy or raining!

[adamb0000]

@JPLnews what about this stuff with the sun - like do you think we can see the lights tonight in the uk? sorry im not the brightest but i love looking at the sky at night!

[stee1rat]

@JPLnews And what about Moscow if it will finally get rid of smoke?

And is there a map of this perseids onlilne?

[JPLnews]

@stee1rat There is a map on the video. But yes, look in your north if you have some clearing. (I hope) Jane

[topaz84]

Did the Perseids always peak during August 12th? Or has the date changed (since the gregorian calendar reform, for instance)?

[JPLnews]

@topaz84 They always peak at the same time, and they have been seen for over 2000 years!

[topaz84]

@JPLnews Shouldn't precession of the equinoxes have changed the calendar date they peak on by a few days since the 1500s alone?

[JPLnews]

@topaz84 in the 1800's the shower was associated with a feast day on Aug 9. Presession has moved the date to the 11th by the 1890's and to the 12th now. :-)

[JPLnews]

@JPLnews Here's some more info re Gregorian Calendar The time interval between Persied maxima is a sidereal year - 365.25637 days.  The sidereal year is 0.0139 days longer than the Gregorian calendar year, so the Perseid maximum date advances one day every 72 years. Also, there was a ten day jump in 1572 when Julian Calendar was abandoned. :-)

[4V14T10N]

@JPLnews For/In August??? Excuse me but this shower is been around for two milleniums what august is that exactly? :)

[reksub10]

@4V14T10N well would that not be every august of every year for the last 2 milleniums..man what a comment c'mon man ,you should get your parents permission before you wamt to make a comment

[4V14T10N]

@reksub10 I am sorry, but i felt the need to ask, WHY? why are you commenting obviously you have no idea about aviation, space, astronomy or astrophysics of any sort... So WHY?

[reksub10]

@4V14T10N in your opinion ,you should say ,how do you know what i know ,assuming things just makes you cheeky bastard to not only me but others aswell...the reson i comment is because i can

[4V14T10N]

@reksub10 Exacly you re commenting just because you can, you are commenting only to tell sth wheather you understand or not the topic or the comment...

[TableWolfMusic]

It'd be great to go out with a butterfly net and catch some.

Sigh! If only it worked like that.

[2plus2is9]

Thanks miss Jane Houston Jones! :)

[JPLnews]

@2plus2is9 You're welcome! (Jane)

[psychodelicdragon]

wish i was there!!

25thumbs up!!

[Zekkandgrant13]

thank you!

I have the pleasure of being able tosee Jupiter from my bedroom window too!

[JPLnews]

@Zekkandgrant13 Awesome! Jupiter is really bright, isn't it?

[Zekkandgrant13]

@JPLnews

It is!

also, just last night I saw one of the earlier arrivals of the persied meteor shower too!

[Tjips]

hi, good work JPL :D. Just wanted to ask whether this shower will be visible in the southern hemisphere (RSA). Thanks a lot....

[JPLnews]

@Tjips Yes, scroll through the comment, there is a link. Perseus us below the horizon, so the shooting stars will be coming from below the north horizon

[Bettinatizzy]

Thank you, JPL!

[poorlittlerichiegirl]

awesome!

[Aircurve]

Ditto

[2902hawthorne]

Can't wait!