- Perseid Earthgrazers
Science@NASA article about the 2006 Perseid Meteor Shower, which will peak during a full moon. The article provides tips and sky chart for catching a glimpse of a special kind of meteor, the Perseid Earthgrazer, right after sunset.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/07aug_perseids.htm
- Perseid Meteor Shower, The
Lesson plans and activities for 3rd to 9th graders from NASA's Thursday's Classroom.
www.thursdaysclassroom.com/31jul01/corner.html
- The 2007 Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower
Earth & Sky radio show offers viewing tips for the 2007 Perseid Meteor Shower that will peak on the 12th of August. Segments also talk about Perseus mythology.
www.earthsky.org/radioshows/51468/the-2007-peak-of-the-perseid-meteor-showe
- Viewer's Guide: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 11-12, 2004
SPACE.com guide to the annual summer meteor shower know as "The Tears of St. Lawrence."
www.space.com/spacewatch/040806_perseid_guide.html
- 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower, The
Annual meteor shower predicted to peak on August 12th and includes meteoroids in space since the Civil War.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/25jun_perseids2004.htm
- IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2005: Perseids
Offers charts and coordinates for finding the summer meteor shower that should peak around August 12th.
www.imo.net/calendar/cal05.html#perseids
- Here Come the Perseids!
Observing tips for the summer meteor shower, the Perseids, from Sky and Telescope.
skytonight.com/observing/objects/meteors/3310516.html
- 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower
Know where to look as Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22jul_perseids2005.htm
- Perseids 2001 Meteor Gallery
Images from around North America.
www.spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_13aug01.html
- Perseids, The
History and observation information for the Perseids, the summertime meteor shower.
www.meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html
- August Meteor Shower Will Be 'A Great Show'
SPACE.com article about 2007's Perseid Meteor Shower that will peak in mid-August. With a new moon, stargazers should be able to see a display of dozens of shooting stars each hour.
www.space.com/spacewatch/070712_perseid_meteors.html
- FAQ - Perseid Meteor Shower
Prepared by the International Meteor Organization, 1994.
hcs.harvard.edu/~stahr/info/perseid_faq.html
- Perseid Extras in 2004
Discusses how a waning crescent moon and an outburst of 1862 materials will enhance the summer 2004 show.
celestialdelights.info/ms/Perseid_Outbursts.html
- Shooting Stars! Viewer's Guide to the Perseid Meteor Shower
From SPACE.com.
www.space.com/spacewatch/perseids_2001_010731-1.html
- Weak Impact: The 1998 Perseid Meteor Shower
Includes the hazards of impact and how to view the Perseids.
science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast05aug98_1.htm
- Summer Meteor Shower
Information on viewing the Perseid meteor shower, peaking on August 12th and 13th, 2002.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/19jul_perseids.htm
- Great Perseids
NASA guide to viewing the 2007 Perseid Meteor Shower which will peak on Sunday, August 12th.
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11jul_greatperseids.htm
- Moon to Muscle in on Perseid Meteor Shower
SPACE.com article about the 2006 Perseid Meteor Shower and how a full moon will interfere with our ability to see much of the shower's August 11-12 peak.
space.com/spacewatch/060804_night_sky.html
- Discovery of the Perseid Meteors
Article from Sky & Telescope magazine on Edward C. Herrick's discovery of the Perseids in 1837.
skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/meteors/article_124_1.asp
- Moonlight Perseids
Sky and Telescope offers quick little observing guide, with a sky chart, to the 2006 Perseid meteor shower that is predicted to peak on Saturday, August 12th.
www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/3520111.html
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