We do not have precise maps of the comet debris stream, and are unable to predict exactly when a meteor shower will start or stop, or how intense it will be.
However, you will generally see more meteors after midnight, because of the direction of the Earth's movement in its orbit. Because of the way the Earth moves and spins, the sunrise terminator (line between darkness and daytime) is the "leading edge" of the Earth's orbit, and so more meteors are expected between midnight and sunrise than at other times. The Perseid shower will enhance the background rate of "shooting stars" all during the night of August 11-12, wherever you are. Astronomers have predicted two Perseid peaks, at about 0100 and 0530 GMT on August 12th, corresponding to 2100 and 0130 Eastern Daylight Time (Montreal, Toronto, New York, etc.). Neither of these predicted occasions is too useful anywhere east longitude, on account of the waning gibbous moon and eventual daylight; but there should still be something to watch for at any time during the night of 11 to 12 August. The Perseids Meteor shower will be displaying approximately 40 to 60 metoeors an hour on August 12 2008. I've read that showtime will begin around 11:30 p.m. in my area (the midwest, usa). The radiant is near the Double Cluster in Perseus. This constellation rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. The meteors will appear to "rain" into the sky and will shoot across any portion of the sky so just look up. Enjoy. The Perseids Meteor shower will be displaying approximately 40 to 60 metoeors an hour on August 12 2008. I've read that showtime will begin around 11:30 p.m. in my area (the midwest, usa). The radiant is near the Double Cluster in Perseus. This constellation rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. The meteors will appear to "rain" into the sky and will shoot across any portion of the sky so just look up. Enjoy.
Some meteor showers are quite short, and precise timing is important. The Perseid meteor shower isn't one of these. The Perseids go on for a week or more; they have been visible, in increasing volume, for 4 or 5 days already, and will probably go on for another 3-4 days.
The best time to watch is between 2AM and dawn, local time. This is because the sunrise line is the "leading edge" of the Earth as it travels around the Sun, and the sunSET line is the trailing edge.
Find a location as far as practical from city lights; the darker, the better. Even in bright suburbs, you will probably see a FEW meteors, but in darker areas you'll probably see hundreds.
Meteor showers can only be seen at night, when it is dark. The darker it is, the better it is for seeing them. So it is best to be away from towns and cities and to have no moon. Although there are meteors happening during daylight hours, it is much too bright to see them.
It's been in progress for days, is expected to peak during the night
of April 21-22, and will then taper off during the next few days.
The Perseid meteor shower started a couple of days ago, and will be going on for 4-5 more days. The best time to see them is between 2 AM and dawn.
the best time is between midnight and early morning on dec 14 like at 6:00 am or five am
August,12th,2012.
I'm not sure what time but, there is gonna be 16 meteors pure hour!
It peaks August 12th - 13th every year.
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At current time (4/24/2015), the next peak metor shower will be on May 6, 2015.
The peak is on the 12th of August, but you will see them on the nights for at least a week before and after that, but not as many as on the peak night.
The Quadrantid meteor shower normally occurs between January 2 and January 4. You can get advance notice of upcoming meteor showers at spaceweather.com.
Perseids, associated with debris from comet Swift-Tuttle, peaking sometime on August 12 but likely visible a night before and a night after.
the next one this year is around nov15-18
Eclipses are visible, generally, only in certain locations. Meteor showers, however, affect the entire planet, and are generally a day or two long. The Perseid meteor shower is happening now, and will continue for a day or two more.
Tonight (12th aug) from persius (just to the left of Casiopias "W". which is to the North east)
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Meteor showers aren't like a bus or airliner; they don't arrive on a schedule. The Gemenid meteor shower started a couple of days ago, and will continue for two or three more days, but the pre-dawn hours of December 14 (your local time) are probably your best opportunity.
All meteor showers are best observed between midnight and dawn, local time. The Leonid shower occurs annually around November 16-17, but you can usually see some meteors a couple of days earlier or later.Precise calculation of the exact time of a meteor shower is not yet possible, but with each year's additional experience, our estimates become more and more accurate.
Small meteors hit the Earth every minute of each day. Larger meteors, big enough to be visible, hit the Earth several times each hour. In a "meteor shower", you may see over a hundred meteors an hour. Big meteors, big enough to hit the Earth, happen a few times every day. There are dozens of meteorite museums all over the country. Really big meteors, enough to cause a lot of damage, are fairly rare, fortunately. The last REALLY big meteor landed in Siberia, 100 years ago; it caused as much damage as an atomic bomb! Fortunately, very few people lived in Siberia back then.