Sunday, August 15, 2021

Perseid meteor shower of 2021 thrills skywatchers

I really wanted to take our boat out on the lake on August 10th- 12th to witness this spectacular meteor shower.  I was not feeling well still from this virus.  Not much of a Birthday celebration for my hubby this year.  I stayed in Draper while he went back to the lake- the perfect place to see the falling meteor shower.  We have so much smoke from wildfires it made it difficult to have clear sky’s here in Utah.   Sad I missed it another sign and wonder of our time in the sky’s to watch.  
NASA warns that the next great Perseid meteor shower may not happen until 2024 because sky conditions will not be ideal for the expected 2022 and 2023 peaks. "With a full moon and lower meteor activity during the Perseids' peak in 2022, and a waning crescent high in the sky for 2023, this might be your best chance to do some summer sky watching for a few years,"  
I’m going to try and see if I can see some  tonight - it is going to be dark with the moon not coming up until 2:30 pm.  The sky are smoked filled with a haze but it was still possible to see meteors in the night sky.  A natural wonder for me to witness 

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