The time is right to be thinking of the Perseid Meteor shower, though usually it is more than a week away.
The shower’s peak will combine with a full moon on August 12. A full moon will likely be the spoiler, brightening the sky so much that only the brightest meteors can be seen.
Don’t wait. Before the moon takes over, enjoy these beautiful summer nights and try and spot a meteor any night prior too and after the date of the shower.
This meteor shower and others like it are often mysterious and surprising. You never know when you’ll see a meteor, a shooting star, crossing the sky.
Crescent Moon and Spica
A thin crescent moon appears within a few degrees of the bright star Spica, early on Wednesday night. Spica is the brightest star in the spring time zodiacal constellation Virgo.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., July 29 | 5:32 | 8:02 |
| Sat., July 30 | 5:33 | 8:01 |
| Sun., July 31 | 5:34 | 8:00 |
| Mon., August 1 | 5:35 | 7:59 |
| Tues., August 2 | 5:36 | 7:58 |
| Wed., August 3 | 5:37 | 7:57 |
| Thurs., August 4 | 5:38 | 7:56 |
| Fri., August 5 | 5:39 | 7:55 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | 82 | 72 | 0.05 |
| July 23 | 92 | 72 | 0.00 |
| July 24 | 91 | 73 | 0.00 |
| July 25 | 87 | 73 | 0.00 |
| July 26 | 83 | 71 | 0.00 |
| July 27 | 86 | 62 | T |
| July 28 | 85 | 65 | 0.00 |
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