ScienceCasts: Summer Meteor Shower

[thegreeensky]

very interesting.. nice video...

[p9012]

hmm...interesting, better get me a cheese tray.

[smiler0charon]

@WEATHERORNUT They -appear- to originate from a point in the sky in the constellation Perseus... also, what MasterSethern said. :)

[gapuan]

School is out for most of the US but in AZ school has started this past week! LOL

[WEATHERORNUT]

Can you please clarify whether they come from the constellation Perseus or come from within our solar system.. Not sure where they come from but am looking forward to seeing them... Also the larger chunks, golf balls, baseballs and so-on...would like to know what the so-on is... thank you for being here.. I wish there wasnt so much data missing from the soho site also... keep up the GOOD work and share it with the world

[MasterSethern]

@WEATHERORNUT neither. they come from a comet =3

[Zorgonia]

@WEATHERORNUT they appear to originate from the constellation of Perseus due to earth orbit, but originate from the Swift-Tuttle comet, which is in our solar system.

[Mja0w]

HAbbgisvsbot5r... why does it always have to bee soooo damn cloudy in sweden?!?!... damn... hope i will be able to see SOMETHING....

[RustyRazor2010]

@Mja0w - You can "listen" to the Perseids as well via streaming audio. Do a search for Spaceweather. Go to that webpage and in the right hand column of the web page, below "Archives" , look for the "Spaceweather Radio" and click on the link. You will need speakers or headphones connected to your computer. m-

[JamieFerriera41387]

Sorry i gotta kill it for you guys but the nearest inhabiltible anything is dozens of light years away nothing could reach us in a lifespan, but they could possible see us.

[mehdihweb]

Good work NASA ,

Can you tell me what science is look like in next 50 years?

[IncubusGrauen]

nasa tell me where and when i can observe alien ships. cmon.. you know it, dont be a drag xD

[infinityms]

heaven and Nasa in the same sentence... Fail.

[NicolaasJK]

uhm, how does the space station protect itself?

[masteranimation2008]

@NicolaasJK Bullet proof material surrounds the most vital parts of it; if a bullet cannot peirce it, these meteorites won't either.

[IceFritzLanger]

Thank you, very useful and interresting. Have a nice day =)

[miles2057]

Great stuff. I'm in Melbourne, Australia. I will be sure to check it out on those freezing winter nights here when the skies are clear and it's the coldest here.

Thanks NASAtelevision.

[theshadowify]

City lights really mess these displays up. Gone are the days of dark skys.

[1Nekit1]

Awesome

[mantovannni]

ty nasa

[Astrobrant2]

@ALVAREZ5534 It covers a period of days, with one day being the usual peak. The full moon does mess things up, but the last three hours before dawn would be the best time to watch. It doesn't matter where you are on the planet. Obviously, avoid city lights.

[squelchdown]

Elenin says, "Hey this is my show". LOL. =).

[Cedimedi]

@XtutsiX uhm it is.

[SoloFilmsOne]

WHOOO! :D 

[SpaceMatata]

great job god

[Moontanman]

@SpaceMatata Great job gravity...

[ciscop2000]

Sweet !!!

[andersism]

Going to watch it with my girlfriend, we'll sleep outside and enjoy the show.

[MegaFSXman]

COOL

[rylec123]

nice =D