While skygazers will be able to see more meteors in the days centered around the peak, Perseids tend to be visible for roughly 10 days after this night, albeit at rapidly declining rates.Aug 13, 2021
Death Valley National Park, California & NevadaDeath valley is a great meteor shower viewing spot for a lot of the same reasons as White Sands. It boasts one of the darkest skies in the country and bears the title of International Dark Sky Park.
While most meteor showers are best seen in the early hours of the morning, the best time to see the Draconids is in the evening, just after nightfall.Oct 8, 2021
In nearly all showers, the radiant is highest just before dawn, but any time beween midnight and dawn gives you a view of most meteors head-on, for a more frequent display.Sep 13, 2021
7×7 has a great write up of the best places in the Bay Area for stargazing including Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, Lands End in San Francisco, Mt. Hamilton in San Jose, the Chabot Space Center in Oakland (which has free telescope stargazing events on most Fridays and Saturdays) and many others.Aug 12, 2021
In 2021 the Perseid meteor shower is active between 16 July and 23 August, with the number of meteors increasing every night until it reaches a peak in mid-August, after which it will tail off. This year the peak falls on the night of the 12th and before dawn on 13 August.
The Perseid meteor shower will soar across skies, peaking after midnight from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, according to astronomer Alex Filippenko. He says it's arguably the best meteor shower of the year and has tips for catching the space show.Aug 11, 2021
Geminid meteors come from a point near the star Castor in Gemini. To see Castor, look fairly low in the east-northeast sky around 9 p.m. This star is noticeable for being bright and near another star of almost equal brightness – its brother star in Gemini – called Pollux.Dec 11, 2020
Perseus, the 24th-largest constellation, is located in the northern sky. The stellar configuration is thought to resemble the Greek hero Perseus raising a diamond sword above his head with one hand while holding the decapitated head of the Gorgon Medusa in the other.Nov 7, 2019
The Perseid meteor shower will continue through Aug. 24. The shower is known for its bright, long streaks of light and dazzling "fireballs." The showers are best seen around 2 a.m. local time, but can be visible as early as 9 p.m.
It's a hot time of year to visit any Southern California desert — but if you keep your stay to the late-afternoon, evening and early-morning hours, you should be able to withstand the heat enough to watch Perseids light up the sky.Aug 10, 2021
