Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight is A+

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IMDanielspanner

Yeah but most times all I see is clouds. 

IMDanielspanner
4kingknight wrote:

Last night was perfect. It was warm, clear, and the show was simply spectacular!  The night before I saw my first break up. It was a long bright streak with an explosion at the end. It’s the only one I’ve ever seen. 

I saw a stunner like that once, over 40 years ago! Much bigger and longer lasting than regular ones. I wasn't even looking for meteors, we were playing in the street and this one appeared and was hard to miss, really bright with, what seemed like green sparks breaking off it. Not seen anything even remotely close since though. 

bluegrasshopper1
Those are called fireballs, and if they explode, then they are called bolides. There is a chance that a piece of it falls on the ground.