A Perseid fireball photographed August 12, 2006,
by Pierre Martin of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.
also a
Nasa link
Great Perseids
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11jul_greatperseids.htm
July 11, 2007: Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write “all night” and “Meteors!” Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won’t miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.
“It’s going to be a great show,” says Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. “The Moon is new on August 12th—which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors.” How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower’s peak.
A Perseid fireball photographed August 12, 2006,
by Pierre Martin of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.