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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Doctor Sky Experience with a special news

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<v Speaker 1>update Percy a Meteor Shower twenty twenty three with me

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Kats Doctor Sky, as we're talking with you on

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<v Speaker 1>America's iconic radio station, seventy seven Talk Radio WABC, the

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<v Speaker 1>iconic radio station that's beaming out from New York City,

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<v Speaker 1>around the nation, around the world, and I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>out to the Cosmos. Stay tuned on our special Perseed

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<v Speaker 1>Meteor Shower twenty twenty three update to give you only

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<v Speaker 1>information necessary to enjoy this most amazing spectacle of Mother Nature.

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<v Speaker 1>We begin with the source of the meteor shower, Comet

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<v Speaker 1>Swift Tutal. It's a large periodic commet with a nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five orbital period of some one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three years that of course fits a classic definition of

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<v Speaker 1>a Hali type common and that indeed is.

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<v Speaker 2>The source of the Persian meteor show.

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<v Speaker 1>It was discovered by two individual astronomers, Horace Parnell Tuttle

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<v Speaker 1>and Lewis A.

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<v Speaker 2>Swift.

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<v Speaker 1>The discovery date of July sixteenth, eighteen sixty two, and

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned before. The comet's orbital period is one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three years. The comet itself is rather large. Most comets,

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<v Speaker 1>which are debris left over from the creation of the

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<v Speaker 1>Solar System, orbit out far beyond that of the dwarf

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<v Speaker 1>planet Pluto and the other objects known as trans Neptunians

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<v Speaker 1>out in the deep dark brass of the Solar System.

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<v Speaker 1>The gravity of the Sun pulls in these objects. Most

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<v Speaker 1>comets nuclei are approximately three to five miles in diameter

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<v Speaker 1>on average, but in this particular case, the comet's diameter,

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<v Speaker 1>that of Comet Swift Tuttle, is probably on the order

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<v Speaker 1>of at least twenty miles in diameter. Some side, as

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<v Speaker 1>this particular comet has been orbiting around the Sun for

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of years, if not longer, it does

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<v Speaker 1>indeed put on a most spectacular metior show if the

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<v Speaker 1>conditions are right here with the orbital plane of the comet,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course the position of the Moon and your

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<v Speaker 1>local observing environment. Basically, many people say that Comet Swift

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<v Speaker 1>Tuttle is an object that comes closest to the Earth

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<v Speaker 1>on a regular basis, and they would be right over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of time. But sadly, if the comet would

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<v Speaker 1>have strike this Earth, the impact energy of comet swift

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<v Speaker 1>tuttle would be about three hundred times that of the

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<v Speaker 1>asteroid collision that was thought to have caused this most

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<v Speaker 1>horrible event some sixty five million years ago, the demise

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<v Speaker 1>of the dinosaurs. In professional opinions, they say, quote it

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<v Speaker 1>would be a very.

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<v Speaker 2>Bad day for the earth end quote.

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<v Speaker 1>But on the bright side, the comet and the meteor

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<v Speaker 1>shower usually produce an e spectacular shower. This year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three is a good one. The moon will hardly

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<v Speaker 1>be visible at all, and thus if you're in dark locations,

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<v Speaker 1>you should be able to get to see the best

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<v Speaker 1>of what this comet and meteor shower offered. Yours truly

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<v Speaker 1>has been observing this meteor shower for at least forty years,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can tell you with great accuracy proud to

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<v Speaker 1>report that this meteor shower can be very figal. In

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<v Speaker 1>the mainstream media we hear reports of great numbers of meteors,

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<v Speaker 1>but don't be fooled. Sometimes these particular showers produce little,

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<v Speaker 1>if any meteors, and sometimes more spectacular events.

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<v Speaker 2>What can we see in twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>My suggestion is the meteor shower will ramp up and

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<v Speaker 1>peak on the evening hours of August the twelfth into

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<v Speaker 1>the morning of the thirteenth, That is, if you look

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<v Speaker 1>into the northeast sky after sunset, you might catch a

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<v Speaker 1>few of what we call earth grazing meteors. These are

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<v Speaker 1>more brilliant objects that are much larger than the average

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<v Speaker 1>pebble size of the debris.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Persian meteor shower.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to be funny or ridiculous, but most of the

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<v Speaker 1>debris that comes from these particular meteor showers are on

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<v Speaker 1>the size order of the post cereal grape nuts.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're familiar with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a big fan of eating it, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you happen to know anybody who does, those grape nut

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<v Speaker 1>little food clusters, those little pebbles are about the average

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<v Speaker 1>size of what these meteor particles are like. Again, the

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<v Speaker 1>debris from the tail end of a comet. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>comets have tails. And one of the great cometary discoverers

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<v Speaker 1>of the twenty first century is David Levy out here

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona, and he said, and I quote comments, are

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<v Speaker 1>like cats. Why is that they both have tails and

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<v Speaker 1>they do exactly what they want to do?

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<v Speaker 2>End quote.

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<v Speaker 1>But on a more serious note, if you look into

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<v Speaker 1>the northeastern sky more precisely from midnight.

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<v Speaker 2>Till about sunrise.

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<v Speaker 1>Wherever you're listening to the Doctor Sky experience, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're in the northern hemisphere, the higher the latitude,

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<v Speaker 1>the less of a night you have because of the

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<v Speaker 1>ever amount of sunlight that creeps through. These medias can

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<v Speaker 1>come in swarms. Sometimes we have brighter ones known as

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<v Speaker 1>bolides or fireballs. These may be a much larger sized

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<v Speaker 1>part of not the size of what we described before.

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<v Speaker 2>As the little rape nut particles.

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<v Speaker 1>But folks, if you do look into the nighttime sky,

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<v Speaker 1>we encourage you to pay particular attention to the radiant

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<v Speaker 1>point in the sky, and that happens to be in

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<v Speaker 1>the northeast sky from the constellation Perseus, the great hero

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<v Speaker 1>who severed the head of Medusa, as we all know

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<v Speaker 1>from mythology, as he looked at her from a sidewood

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<v Speaker 1>gland so he himself wouldn't be turned as stone. What's

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<v Speaker 1>interesting about the perseads is that sometimes you can see

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<v Speaker 1>well over forty or fifty an hour. The darker the

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<v Speaker 1>location you are away from city lights, naturally, the.

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<v Speaker 2>More meteors you're going to see.

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<v Speaker 1>And we encourage you to have patients over the forty

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<v Speaker 1>years that I've observed it. I recommend a nice long chair,

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<v Speaker 1>face the direction of northeast because meteors come out of

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<v Speaker 1>the radiant but they can be seen in all different

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<v Speaker 1>directions at all different times. And it's also important if

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<v Speaker 1>you have a small pair of binoculars. Why some of

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<v Speaker 1>these bright meteors leave these little iridescent trains like aircraft.

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<v Speaker 2>Cons trail, but they're not.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll be fooled, albeit for a fraction of a second

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe a few seconds, you'll get to see if

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<v Speaker 1>you pair the binocular there, you may get to see

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<v Speaker 1>what looks like this incandescent tube of light as the

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<v Speaker 1>mediors are traveling at about one hundred and thirty three

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<v Speaker 1>miles per hour through the Hertz atmosphere. Good luck in

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<v Speaker 1>your perced viewing. If you have questions or comments, send

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<v Speaker 1>me an email. It's doctor Sky's show at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Here at the Great Talk Radio seventy seven WABC, the

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<v Speaker 1>iconic radio station broadcasting as I mentioned before, out from

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<v Speaker 1>the New York region, out across the nation, around the world,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure well out into the cospers.

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<v Speaker 1>And on a brighter note, in case there's not a

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<v Speaker 1>good display of perse It just don't held me accountable.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just the reporter. But remember this.

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<v Speaker 1>Astronomers say that as we move to the year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight, by about the night of say the twelfth

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<v Speaker 1>or the thirteenth of August, then some five years away,

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<v Speaker 1>we may get to see an incredible meteor storm. Why,

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<v Speaker 1>these comets produce big filaments of material, just like say,

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<v Speaker 1>swarms of bees. I'm a more concentrated summer thinner. As

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<v Speaker 1>far as the number we may be getting through this

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<v Speaker 1>particular filament by a distance of only thirty seven thousand miles,

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<v Speaker 1>and that would be incredible because twenty of these meteors

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<v Speaker 1>will roar and it won't just be a regular meteor shower,

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<v Speaker 1>but it will turn into a meteor storm. So good

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<v Speaker 1>luck once again on your observations of the perseas. This

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the best enclosing meteor showers as you

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<v Speaker 1>know of the entire year, and this year. It occurs

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<v Speaker 1>during the warmer time of the year, hopefully with clear

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<v Speaker 1>skies and the best you can see away from well

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<v Speaker 1>city lights, but even city dwellers can get to see

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<v Speaker 1>a few. Patience is a virtue when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>meteor showers. Don't forget if you'd like to email me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just guys show at gmail dot com. And

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<v Speaker 1>we do appreciate being on with John Katzimatites as we

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<v Speaker 1>continue to talk about the great realms of astronomery, space, aviation,

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<v Speaker 1>and weather occasionally on and Cosby, but every Sunday you

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<v Speaker 1>can hear my reports and updates on these great realms

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<v Speaker 1>to open.

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<v Speaker 2>Up our minds on the Cat's Round Table.

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<v Speaker 1>And then every other Wednesday on with the Great Frank

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<v Speaker 1>Morano on the Other Side of Midnight. He gives me

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<v Speaker 1>the permission to transform the show into the infinite side

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<v Speaker 1>of midnight. Every other Wednesday, one am Eastern Time. Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Scott reminds you to always remember to keep your eyes

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<v Speaker 1>to the skies, as I'm your navigator

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<v Speaker 2>On the highway to the Habs clear Skies.