Perseid meteor shower

[cloudhopper]

If you are fortunate enough to live outside the light polluted city where you can see stars when you look up at night, and it isn't overcast, look NE after midnight Thursday for the most spectacular meteor shower of the year. With no moon it is forecast to be one of the best in years...

[chiangmaicharlies]

Got something better to do

[saakura]

Thank you so much cloudhopper, will definitely try to see this spectacular sight.

[eyecatcher]

Can I stay In my drive or should I walk out into the soi?

[BuddhistVirus]

Thanks for the reminder, cloudhopper

[kaorop]

Saw this was happening on the latest sky at night................................................................................................................................................................

Will have to drive some distance as have lots of light................................................................................................................................................................................. Thanks for the heads up, literally................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (notice how someones got something "better to do", but obviously doesnt as his trolling in this thread confirms, 555 to funny)

Edited August 12, 2015 by kaorop

[naboo]

Raining hard, doubt it will be visible!

[Northwindhermit]

_{Living here in Thailand, I miss the Perseid showers. They are predictably regular.}

_{August in North America was perfect viewing weather, if skies were clear.}

_{But August in Thailand is often prohibitively cloudy.}

_{Re: light pollution:} the further out of city lights the better,

but wherever you are you can shield your eyes from light by choosing a good spot.

It takes 20 minutes away from lights to bring back your night vision (longer for us old guys),

so be patient and sit/lie with all lights blocked from your view by buildings, walls, or shields.

Bug repellent strategy is advisable.

For Thailand's clear sky opportunities, November's Leonid meteor showers are great,

but these are not anywhere near as reliable as the August Perseids.

Leonids are not as frequent per minute or as reliably bright,

but they sometimes "storm" with astonishingly bright flashes, if it happens to be the right year.

Good viewing!

[Cheesekraft]

will this be visible tonight from doi suthep lookout?