Get the Best View for the 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
The key is to find a dark viewing area and be willing to stay up late to maximize your Perseid experience this weekend.
The farther you get away from the big city and the later you can stay up, the better your chances will be to view the Perseid meteor shower this weekend in Georgia. The annual celestial event peaks this weekend — more accurately, around 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 — and with it comes one-meteor-per-minute viewing. With the moon in its fading crescent phase, a weather forecast favorable for fairly clear skies and the peak coming in the middle of a weekend (for those who need to sleep in) conditions could be fantastic. The search for perfect conditions away from the city's light pollution will take the Atlanta Astronomy Club to Brasstown Bald, Georgia's tallest peak, Saturday for the show. Prime viewing events also are planned at Cloudland Canyon…
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