[at-l] Bathe your naked eyes in a meteor shower

[janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

 From the Charlotte Observer, today:


"Bathe your naked eyes in a meteor shower"


Streaks will peak late Wednesday night, so have the caffeine ready

by HOWIE PAUL HARTNETT
Staff Writer

Hopeless romantics, insomniacs and children looking for a reason to 
stay up past their bedtime, rejoice.

The annual Perseid meteor shower hits its peak this week -- and 
astronomers say the show could be more visible than it's been in years.

Just a fraction of the moon will be lighted late Wednesday and early 
Thursday morning as the Earth passes through the densest part of the 
comet Swift-Tuttle's debris trail.

That should make it easy to see comet bits ramming into the 
atmosphere, creating bright streaks of light.

The Perseids are usually one of the most reliable shows for meteor 
gazers. But the past few years a full, or nearly full, moon has 
limited viewings.

"The moon has been terrible," said Spencer Rackley IV, a member of the 
Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. "(This year) the moon will be less 
than 12 percent lit, and doesn't rise until 2:30 a.m. or thereabouts."

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/9360813.htm?1c
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