The first “Twitter Meteorwatch” has just been launched. Budding astronomers are being urged to Tweet their experince of the meteor shower due in the skies today, the Perseids. Astronomers from around the world will also be live-tweeting images of the meteors, as well as pictures of the Moon, Jupiter and other celestial objects.
This “48-hour Twitter marathon” is part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009).
Over here in the UK, the best times to see the Perseids are likely to be this morning (12 August) before dawn and from late evening on the 12th through to the early hours of the 13 August.
The UK’s National Trust has published online guides to seven top Perseid viewing sites, including coastal spots, nature reserves and national parks.
The Natural Trust’s seven best UK sites to view the meteors are
- Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire
- Black Down in Sussex
- Mam Tor in Derbyshire
- Friar’s Crag in Cumbria
- Teign Valley in Devon
- Penbryn Beach in Wales
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire
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