Can I see the Perseid meteor shower in Florida?
This one is called the Perseid Meteor Shower. That means that most of the meteors will seem to appear from the region of space that has the constellation Perseus towards the North Eastern sky. It can be seen from nearly everywhere on the northern hemisphere of the planet Earth. Naked eye viewing is best with no extra equipment needed. Meteors move so fast that it is difficult to follow their paths with telescopes, binoculars, or cameras. http://www.stellarium.org/ This is great freeware that you can download. Tell it where you are and it will tell you what you see. Ask it where something is and it will show you. This FREE program will show you exactly where to look in the sky to find the constellation, Perseus, in the North Eastern sky. This program will answer questions like this for you for many years to come. There are hundreds of meteors that streak through the atmosphere of the earth each and every day and night. There are ti
