Joe Rao is Space.com's skywatching columnist, as well as a veteran meteorologist and eclipse chaser who also serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmers' Almanac and other publications.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesThe Perseid meteor shower, due to peak this weekend, should put on a nice show — but an even more spectacular, if not. Discovered in mid-July 1862 by Americans Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle, the new object became favorably positioned high in the northern sky through the remainder of the summer.
Today, while not all meteor showers have been associated with specific comets, astronomers think that all showers probably have a cometary origin. Over 500 cometary meteor swarms that produce meteor showers are currently known. However, looking ahead into the future, a prediction by a well-known meteor astronomer suggests that the Perseids may yet provide some surprises. Esko Lyytinen of Finland made calculations prior to his death, concerning extra-dense filaments of dust trailing well behind Comet Swift-Tuttle. From his studies, he concluded that the Perseids may put on an especially strong display in 2028.
Russian meteor expert Mikhail Maslov also confirmed a coming interaction with comet material shed in 1479, although he said his computations."lead to much more modest results, as this 1479 dust trail is too stretched, though still remains quite regular in some parts; so, this will result in a very intensive Perseid maximum with up to 250-300 meteors per hour at 5-6 12 August, but far below a 'stormy' threshold.
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