An Eye Witness for an 'Awesome Meteor Shower Display'

           This blog is an update to my previous blog "Perseids Meteor Shower, is it real?".

        It was 11:00pm and I asked my mom if she would like to come with us and observe. She had no idea what I was talking about, so I made her read my blog. Too bad, that my blog did'nt boost her energy up, she said, NO! I was thinking of where should we stay to see the display better. I thought of the motor home, and so I asked John (my stepdad) if we can. Again, too bad,  he didn't let us because he thought we might break the roof of the motor home and hurt ourselves if  we stay up all night. Hahaha ☺. But he said something about trying the roof of the house. Thats it! At 11:30pm my sister and I got the things that we needed to make it to the roof. We had these set-up

 in an attempt to make it on the roof. Yet again, too bad, WE FAILED.

               My sister saw a meteor! I was desperate to settle on a place to see one too! There! we decided to stay on the frontyard. We lay down and stared at the sky. -tic-toc-tic-toc-. A shooting star! My sister already saw 7 shooting stars (meteors) and me? Oh well! NONE.

          It is a lot harder than I thought it would be. And I mean A LOT HARDER.  I didn't really realize how wide and huge the sky was until then . I could stare at the sky all night and not even see one. My neck already hurt and it was cold. I was thinking of giving up when a shooting star passed by on the direction I was looking at. Hoo-Ray! It made me pretty excited. 1 hour later, I was getting sleepy and suggested that we move to the backyard and stay on the trampoline.

            It was fun observing the meteors flying across the sky and I already saw 9 of them and I really wanted to see more clear shooting stars! But my eyes were getting tired and I told my sister I will be sleeping. I am not good at star gazing and shooting star observing  and my sister was really good! She saw more than 22 I guess. Good for her though and also for me (eventhough I only saw 9) atleast I saw and witness the trueness of the perseids meteor shower.


             Now I can totally say as an eye witness that 'The Perseids Meteor Shower" is true. Proving God's sovereignty and how powerful, creative and limitless He is.
                  
 Have you witness this event too?

'Perseid Meteor Shower' is it real?

          I was curious about this kind of meteor shower I read online. I was doubtful about it. I searched it on google right away and this is  what I found.

        The Perseids ( /ˈpɜrsiː.ɨdz/) is the name of a prolific meteor associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation.  PeseusThe name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus. The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it travels on its 130-year orbit. Most of the dust in the cloud today is around a thousand years old. However, there is also a relatively young filament of dust in the stream that was pulled off the comet in 1862.
      The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour.They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest to turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space.

              This year (2011) it is expected to hit its peak activity in the overnight hours of Friday and Saturday (Aug. 13)as the International Space Station flies across the sky above many U.S. cities. While the full moon of August may interfere with the meteor display, the best time to catch the pretty light show (weather permitting) is during the predawn hours, especially on Saturday morning, experts at NASA advise.

          It got my mind thinking if it is really real or just some theory about something unreliable. As for the question if it is real? We'll  about to find out tonight (august 12,2011). Me and my sister will stay up all night and witness if it is a real wonder or just an unproven theory. You can too, if the weather in your area  permits a clear skies. It is thrilling to discover how true this will be. And if it is,, no doubt, God has a unique and greatest-above-and-beyond creation in the whole wide universe. Don't you want to be a part of this wonderful event and be inspired and witness God's awesome creation? I am hoping for the best experience to all of us.

      If you couldn't see or experience this wonderful event tonight and you actually tried? Atleast you had fun with your friend, family or acquaintance waiting for the 'Perseid Meteor Shower' to arrive. ☺