The Perseid Meteor Shower 2011

Even Though The Peak Is Past, ELPALLSKY is providing a cumulative "GROWING COMPOSITE" image of Perseid fireball captures as they occur and throughout the nights of 11-12-13 AUG 2011 in the skies over El Paso, Texas (weather permitting). HERE WE GO !!!

***THE 2011 PERSEIDS***
CUMULATIVE COMPOSITE

Current Composite-nights of aug 11-12, 12-13, 13-14 click image to enlarge

PRE-PEAK PERSEID FIREBALL ACTIVITY El Paso, TX:
(magnitude -4 or brighter)

11 AUG PERSEID FIREBALLS: 

1.  12:08:53 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.3
12 AUG PERSEID FIREBALLS:
2.  01:42:38 a.m. MDT-MAG -6.8

PEAK PERSEID FIREBALL ACTIVITY El Paso, TX: 
(magnitude -4 or brighter)

13 AUG PERSEID FIREBALLS:

3. 03:06:29 a.m. MDT-MAG -6.3

4. 04:37:49 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.8
5a. 05:24:34 a.m. MDT-MAG -5.4
5b. 05:24:35 a.m. MDT-MAG -6.6
6a. 05:29:08 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.0                     
6b. 05:29:09 a.m. MDT-MAG -4.2
7a. 05:35:39 a.m. MDT-MAG -6.3
7b. 05:35:39 a.m. MDT-MAG -0.3

POST-PEAK PERSEID FIREBALL ACTIVITY El Paso, TX: 
(magnitude -4 or brighter)

14 AUG PERSEID FIREBALLS:

8. 03:54:03 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.3
9. 04:02:17 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.3
10. 04:47:28 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.8
11.  04:49:12 a.m. MDT-MAG -7.0

8/10/11

Tom-Loudonville, NY-9pm EDT

Mark M.-Las Vegas, NV-8:30pm MDT

8/11/11

8/12/11 
Wayne D.-Smithsburg, MD-9:45pm EDT
Pamela C.-Hillsborough, NJ-11:15pm to 11:45pm EDT
Lori C.-Meridian, ID-11:30pm MDT
Dee Ann S.-Houston, TX-5:00pm CDT
8/13/11  

Perseids 2011 Meteor Count Live From IMO-International Meteor Organization

click on graph for live updated meteor counts from around the world

Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Just Around The Corner

Usually, one of the better shows...This year The Perseids encounter a full moon during the early morning peak of activity 13AUG2011...well, at least it's a Saturday! Enjoy these articles from Space.com  Stardate  Shadow and Substance  National Geographic