Lyrids Meteor Shower Peaks Early Friday
![[CREDIT: NASA/ MSFC/ Danielle Moser] A composite image of Lyrid and not-Lyrid meteors over New Mexico from April, 2012.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/lyrid_shower-140x140.jpg)
The early morning hours Friday will be clear, but with a mostly bright waning gibbous moon, making the peak of the Lyrids Meteor Shower a tough show to enjoy, but […]
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Perseids Peak Amidst Partly Cloudy Skies
CHARLESTOWN, RI — The heavens are aligning for the Perseids Meteor Shower peak tonight and tomorrow night, though the weather isn’t quite cooperating with partly cloudy skies, yet Frosty Drew Observatory […]
![[CREDIT: NASA/Ames Research Center/ISAS/Shinsuke Abe and Hajime Yano] A burst of 1999 Leonid meteors as seen at 38,000 feet from Leonid Multi Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Leonid MAC) with 50 mm camera during the Leonids peak.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Leonids-140x140.jpg)
Leonids Peak on Clear, Dim Tuesday-Wednesday Stretch
WESTERLY, RI—Rhode Islanders can catch the Leoonid Meteor Shower Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning during the Leonids peak, and in a rare fall Rhode Island confluence of heavenly spectacle and meteorological […]
![[CREDIT: NASA] A diagram of the Earth's path through the debris from the Comet Swift-Tuttle. The yearly journey along this path is the reason for the Peseid Meteor Shower.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Perseids2-NASA-140x140.png)
Perseid Meteor Shower RI Timing: Tuesday, Aug. 18
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s annual late-summer spectacle, is past its peak (Aug. 11 – 12), but night owl timing, clear skies and a waning moon mean there’s still a good […]
Leonid Meteor Shower: Last Chance Tonight
WESTERLY, RI—Rhode Islanders can catch the Leoonid Meteor Shower tonight/early Sunday morning as the event’s peak nears, but that’s your last chance before rain and clouds will block your view […]
Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Aug. 12-14: Best Viewing Tips
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s late-summer shooting star spectacle, peaks Aug. 12 – 13 as the Earth travels through the remnants of comet Switft-Tuttle this year with skies darkened by a new moon, […]
Perseids Return During Waning Moon: Best Viewing Tips
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s annual late-summer treat, peaks Aug. 12 – 13 this year, during an obscuring waning gibbous moon, but a night owl’s timing and strategic use of “moon shadow” can still win a good show as the Earth travels through the remnants of comet Switft-Tuttle this year.
Perseid Meteor Shower Boasts 200 Meteors per Hour Tonight
The Perseid Meteor Shower, annually timed during the dog days of summer, peaks late tonight and early Friday morning, in partly cloudy skies, but with nearly 200 meteors per hour predicted, this year may still dazzle night owl star gazers.
Super Moon, Lunar Eclipse Coincide Sunday Night
If the weather is very kind to Rhode Islanders Sunday night, sky gazers will be treated to a rare combination “super moon” and total lunar eclipse, a Supermoon Eclipse – and CCRI’s Margaret Jacoby Observatory is open to the public for the event.
Perseid Meteor Shower Prime Viewing Conditions Align Thursday
The Perseid Meteor Shower, annually timed during the dog days of summer, occur free of competing moonlight this year, peaking between now and Friday, with Thursday night’s forecast fair and mostly cloud-free.
Space Station Resupply Rocket Launch Visible Tonight
Monday’s NASA launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station has been rescheduled to tonight, which means local skywatchers might still get a glimpse of it through partly cloudy skies.
