Date: August 12th, 2012
Title: Encore: How to View a Meteor Shower
Podcaster: Frasier Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay
Organization: Astronomy Cast – www.astronomycast.com
Description: Fraser and Pamela discuss the upcoming Perseid Meteor shower and provide tips for the best viewing.
This podcast originally aired on July 2, 2010
Bio: Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (SIUE), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.
Today’s Sponsor: This episode of 365 days of Astronomy is sponsored by iTelescope.net – Expanding your horizons in astronomy today. The premier on-demand telescope network, at dark sky sites in Spain, New Mexico and Siding Spring, Australia.
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There has been a lot of talk about the Perseid meteor shower which I completely missed. I was so excited to see it but I completely forgot. But all my friends who went out to see it didn’t see a thing as well. I was told that the light plays a role on the visibility of the meteor shower. Since I live in the city with bright lights 24 hours a day, I think that I really had slim chance of viewing it even if I remembered.