Does anyone know anything about the meteroid shower tonight, what time and do we see it in the uk

Question

and what way do we need to face

Answer 1

They are the Perseids. Follow this link for more info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids

In theory the best direction to look is towards the constellation Perseus (hence the name), but you may see them in any quadrant of the sky (clouds and light pollution permitting).

Good luck!

Answer 2

The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event which takes place from late July through the first half of August.  In common with all other meteor showers activity gradually increases to a peak and then falls off again.  In the case of the Perseids the peak occurs during a few hours between 11-12 August.  Typically it has to be said this normally happens during daylight hours for observers here in the UK, but generally you can expect to see anything between 40 and 80 meteors per hour during this period.

No telescopes required for this one since you want to be observing as much of the sky as possible for this one.  For serious meteor activity monitoring it is preferable to have a group of watchers - each allocated to watch a particular area of sky and then one person in the group is nominated to be a recorder and logs all meteors seen.  All meteors should be recorded - both shower members (see below) and random or sporadic meteors.

Shower members will all appear to come from a particular point in the sky (the radiant).  The shower is named after the constellation in which this radiant lies (Perseus in this case).  Activity rates are described by the ZHR or Zenithal Hourly Rate which could be expected if the radiant was positioned on the zenith.

I should add perhaps that the best overall place to look is the area directly overhead.  Not only because this is the clearest part of the sky (you are looking through the least depth of atmosphere) but also because you will also be looking about 40 deg away from the radiant which is just about ideal.  Don't look towards the radiant unless you want to try to spot the very rare occurence of a point meteor which is the name given to a meteor travelling directly towards the observer.

Answer 3

depends where you are. Cities like london dont see it at all because of light pollution!

Answer 4

I don't think we'll see anything tonight with this d**n weather

Answer 5

In the UK, you should be able to see meteors after it gets dark, (which is about 10:30pm these days) but the view might be interrupted by the presence of the moon. If you wait until 2am when the moon has set, you'll get the best view.

It is hoped that there will be one meteor per minute, but it is often much less than that, occasionally much more.