The Perseids will make summertime extra special this year because the moon will not interfere with the meteor show. Plus, as a bonus, a trio of planets plus the moon make a sunset appearance on the nights surrounding the peak of the Perseids on August 12-13. Our solar system is on display 24-7.
This month's What's Up podcast features the Perseids, naturally! It has some nice animation of they why and where of meteors, talks about all the upcoming comet and asteroid missions. It also touches on Mars in August, and offers a good night to use that that Mars hoax! On August 12-14, the moon and Mars appear near one another for all to see and compare.
