Hi Folks,

This year, tomorrow night specifically, a couple of things
combine to make the Persieds meteor shower particularly
nice. First, there will be no moon. Second, Mars will be
visible. If you can make it somewhere with fewer lights, it
should be a pretty good show. Pick out a dark patch of sky
and sit back and wait for the show. The frequency should
peak just before dawn Monday.......

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The Persieds can be an awesome display. Many years, they've either been kind
of calm, or partially to totally obscured by cloud cover. Several times,
I've seen plenty, even in city light conditions.

Best I ever saw was one on Lake Travis, well outside Austin and LONG before
urban sprawl caught up out there. The meteorite went from horizon to
horizon, appearing about the width of a pencil held out at arm's length and
you could HEAR it. Only one I've ever heard and I'd bet a small piece of it
survived to land somewhere out there.

And again, if you live outside the city, you may be able to hear these on
a FM radio. The trails left behind by the burning meteors reflect radio
signals.

Tune to an unused frequency (94.9 and 103.9 seem to work well in many
places around here) and listen for short bursts of very strong stations.

Usually all you'll hear are bursts of music, but every once in awhile you
might be lucky enough to hear something identifying the station.

You can also see this on TV channels 2-6 - but you really should be
outside looking the the meteors, not their trails on your TV!