How many shooting stars did you see this morning?

Question

I watched from about 2:30am till 5am and saw 44. I am located in Lockport, NY not very far from Niagara Falls. Most were big and bright this year! Would love to hear your experience of this years Perseids meteor shower and from what neck of the woods you saw them from. Thanks!

Answer 1

Wow your lucky. You must be a place with little light pollution. I live in an area with a fairly high amount of light pollution, and so far I've only seen 6, but its also about 3 AM where I am, with peak activity at about 4 AM, so I'm hoping to see some more later.

As for my experience, it was amazing. I haven't seen very many meteor showers, but then again, I'm only 13.

I've seen 2 very bright ones. They were spectacular. They were mesmerizing. Seeing such a beauty streaking across the sky in less than a second. Your don't even have tome to comprehend the beauty of it.

And its even more amazing to think that these meteorites are smaller that a pebble! I just can't get over that!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I saw 16 Perseids and 9 non Perseids.  I missed about 5 that others in the group saw.  You really can be blinking when they go by.  One left a double streak.  I counted it as a single.  10 pm to 2 am.  It wasn't better after midnight.  Even after the Moon dropped below the hill.