[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.

Leonids Peak on Clear, Dim Tuesday-Wednesday Stretch

By: Rob Borkowski on November 16, 2020 in Good Times

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 […]

A still from a NASA.gov detailing research that marks the Perseid Meteor Shower as the "fireball champion" of annual meteor showers.

Perseid Peek In RI: Saturday, Sunday Nights

By: Rob Borkowski on August 10, 2019 in Good Times

CHARLESTOWN, RI — Avid Perseid Meteor Shower stargazers worried that clouds or the moon will spoil the show need not worry with our August 2019 shooting star tips. The smart […]

Perseid Meteor Shower Boasts 200 Meteors per Hour Tonight

By: Rob Borkowski on August 11, 2016 in Good Times

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.