Mars joins the Perseid meteor shower for a beautiful display on August 12th, 2005.
The Perseids come every year, beginning in late July and stretching
into August.
Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colourful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long ho...
25 bright fireballs were recorded over the eastern United States. "Our SENTINEL all-sky camera picked up 25 bright meteors in a shower that began at 06:20 UT and lasted approximately 4 hours. Most appear to have a radiant near Perseus, leading us to hypothesise an outburst of the September Per...
