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Best Places And Times To See The Perseid Meteor Shower

Author Sean Roberts
August 9th, 2022 9:27 AM
Meteors will be extremely active.

The Perseid meteor shower is just about to ramp up to its most glorious show of the year, and here’s how you can witness the glory at its full potential. Every year, the Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August. Astronomers predict this year’s most intense activity to occur on the night of August 11th-12th.
While most meteors are destroyed during entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, some remain. here’s the crazy part. Some of the meteors you see are actually only the size of a grain of sand. The glow comes when the small particles turn into plasma as they enter our atmosphere. The trails can be seen brightly streaking across our nighttime skies. The meteors we will see are remnants of an exploded comet called Swift-Tuttle.
During most meteor showers, viewers can see about 60 to 80 meteors per hour if they are in a dark place. That means stay away from city lights and artificial light of any kind. The best place for viewing the meteor shower would be away from populated areas, such as open fields or other rural areas. Watchers can expect to see fewer meteors in general, as a full moon will also be present during the shower. Astronomers say the nights afterward will also be great for meteor watching, as the moon light will wane a bit. If you are trying to take pictures of the Perseid shower, use a DSLR camera and set the exposure time to very long periods (5-10 minutes) and aim your camera at about 30 degrees northeast. See you in the country! Source: WFLA.com

Stars Back Here On Earth

13 Rock Stars with College Degrees

Plenty of rock stars have honorary college degrees, but how many actually earned their degrees? More than you think and in some surprising fields!

One of those rock stars is Queen guitarist Brian May, who celebrates a birthday today (July 19) and is among the few doctorate recipients in the gallery. Scroll through to see who else pursued higher education!

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    Each member of Queen has their own college degree. Brian May earned his PhD in astrophysics in 2007. Freddie Mercury had a degree in graphic art and design. John Deacon has a degree in Electronics, and Roger Taylor has a bachelor's degree in biology.

  • Dexter Holland

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    The Offspring frontman earned a Ph.D in molecular biology from the University of Southern California in 2017. His thesis was titled 'Discovery of Mature MicroRNA Sequences within the Protein-Coding Regions of Global HIV-1 Genomes: Predictions of Novel Mechanisms for Viral Infection and Pathogenicity.'

  • Rivers Cuomo

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    Cuomo took a little over two decades between the various album and tour cycles with Weezer to earn his English degree from Harvard, but he finally did it in 2006.

  • Tom Morello

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    Tom Morello graduated from Harvard University in 1986 with a Bachelor's Degree in social studies.

  • Greg Graffin

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    The Bad Religion frontman has an impressive academic record. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from UCLA. From there, he earned a PhD in science from Cornell University. Graffin has even returned to UCLA and Cornell to teach select science courses.

  • James Williamson

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    Williamson carved out an incredible post-Stooges career. He received a degree in electrical engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1982 and would go on to become a VP at Sony and help develop the technology behind the Blu-ray Disc.

  • Jim Morrison

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    Before helping form The Doors, Jim Morrison would graduate from UCLA in 1965 with a Bachelor's degree from the university's film school.

  • Jeff Schroeder

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    The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist has a bachelor's and Masters degree and is currently working on his Ph.D in Comparative Literature at UCLA.

  • Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison

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    Sterling Morrison earned a PhD in medieval literature in 1986 from the University of Texas at Austin. Lou Reed, meanwhile, earned a Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in English in 1964.

Rock Stars Be Sayin’ Stuff

Sean Roberts was conceived in the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky by two passionate, panel aligning, third shifters who had grown bored with the same ole same ole. Upon birth, he was placed in the trunk of a new Stingray and sent off to find his destiny. That destiny included several stints on radio stations across the United States. Some played punk country gospel, while others focused on Croatian death metal played backwards. After many years and many adventures, Sean wound up on The Shark, where he does shots of tequila while playing the most badass tunes ever created by humankind. He remains humble, however, never forgetting about the lean years...the street corners and dark alleys where he played songs on his car stereo for food and sex. He's on top and he's never gonna stop LIVING THE DREAM!

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