I am in Southern California and the evening sky is very clear right now.

See details and the complete Meteor Shower Calendar for 2020.Usually, major meteor showers are best seen after midnight; some do not even appear until after then. Any other sightings?Submitted by Rick Radford on September 14, 2019 - 12:31amI feel like a little kid right now I'm so excited still. This is because the direction, or radiant, from which the shower seems to come in the sky lies in the same direction as Perseus. Surges Of Up To 100 Meteors Per Hour Will Light Up The Southern California Skies During The 2020 Lyrid Meteor This April. CALIFORNIA — If one of your New Year's resolutions is to spend more time outside with your family and friends, or just get out there more yourself, the skies above California offer hours of enchantment that's not only fun but a practical science lesson about the cosmos.To start your resolution off right, note that astronomers are buzzing about the Quadrantid meteor shower that peaks Jan. 3-4. The Perseids last from late July to late August, but typically reach their peak between August 11 and 13.. The large meteor that cut across the sky over the San Francisco Bay Area emitted a light that was too intense for even NASA's cameras. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. A meteor shower is when a number of meteors — or shooting stars — flash across the night sky, seemingly from the same point. The American Meteor Society, Ltd. is a non-profit scientific organization founded in 1911 and established to inform, encourage, and support the research activities of both amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the fascinating field of Meteor Astronomy. thanks for the interesting article.

My partner looked them up and thought they were satellites. To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Lamorinda news delivered to your inbox every morning.Real-time updates on breaking stories in Lamorinda. Yearly Meteor Showers .

Very strange and disturbing to think we're cluttering the sky with this stuff and heaven only knows what it's doing to our bodies and the planet's.

I posted it on my facebook Page. In upstate NY. They occur every year between July 17 and August 24 and tend to peak around August 9-13. I was talking to my friend and I stood up told her to turn around and she too for the first time ever witnessed a falling star so to speak.I saw several lights traveling at the same speed and equidistant on evening several months ago - I counted approx. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Let's unite the planets!Submitted by Carol russo on July 24, 2019 - 11:25pmMeteor sighting at 11:04 pm eastern sky from Long Island, New York, USA, trail of red then green then yellow. I thought it was a falling ball of a plane on fire due to size and the tail behind it. Enjoy the show! Check the Moonrise calculator referenced above for your full Moon time.Submitted by foreveryoung on July 29, 2020 - 11:04amI just yesterday happen to catch a falling meteor (I believe) with my outside Security camera. The first-quarter moon sets just after … The moon was a bit less than 3/4 full. Your Viewing Conditions. What Is a Meteor Shower? !I was driving home around 9 pm and witnessed a green looking fire ball with a red tail falling from the sky in Northeast Iowa on Dec. 2nd, 2019.Submitted by Diane Carkhuff on September 29, 2019 - 4:48pmWitnessed a bright meteorite that broke into two burning pieces just before landfall in Northwest Oklahoma City about 9:15 pm last night while traveling north on I-44 a few miles south of the I-40 interchange.Submitted by Ramel Tedder on September 28, 2019 - 3:53pmwitnessed a shooting star this morning around 230am while walking to the car i happen to look up at the sky a seen the brightest shooting star i have ever seen with a long tail in Charlotte,NC it was amazing i had to make a wishSubmitted by cee klassen on September 25, 2019 - 10:54amAt 2:19 am central, I saw, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a spectacular "light show" in the NNW.

12. The Perseids peak between August 11 and 13, but will compete this year with the brightness of the last quarter Moon. A meteor shower is when a number of meteors — or shooting stars — flash across the night sky, seemingly from the same point. What a treat.Submitted by Theresa Porti on June 16, 2020 - 3:16amOn June 16, 2020 approximately 4:45 AM I saw a ball of white light fall slowly SE more east than south falling straight down.

The Perseids will be active starting 17 Jul 2020.