07-27-2017, 04:57 PM
ericlp - from that link:
"There is going to be a meteor shower on 12th of August, 2017. According to astronomers this will be the brightest shower in the recorded human history. It will light up the night sky and some of these might even be visible during the day. This meteor shower is being considered as once in a lifetime opportunity as the next meteor shower of such kind will be after 96 years."
Er, you need to take this with a bucket of salt, not just a pinch. No astronomer I know has made such a claim, and there's no way of predicting such a bright event. The Perseid Meteor Shower will indeed peak on August 12th, but observing it will be hampered by a bright moon. On the other hand, the Perseids are known for more fireballs (bolides) than other storms. However, I have no idea where the author got their claim from.
"There is going to be a meteor shower on 12th of August, 2017. According to astronomers this will be the brightest shower in the recorded human history. It will light up the night sky and some of these might even be visible during the day. This meteor shower is being considered as once in a lifetime opportunity as the next meteor shower of such kind will be after 96 years."
Er, you need to take this with a bucket of salt, not just a pinch. No astronomer I know has made such a claim, and there's no way of predicting such a bright event. The Perseid Meteor Shower will indeed peak on August 12th, but observing it will be hampered by a bright moon. On the other hand, the Perseids are known for more fireballs (bolides) than other storms. However, I have no idea where the author got their claim from.