Johnston Weather Forecast for Perseids Meteor Shower Peak 2012: Best Time and Place to Watch
The weather forecast isn't the best for the show but it could be worse.
The Perseids Meteor Shower 2012 should be at its peak tonight and into Sunday, but the weather gods are clouding up the skies for the show. The weather forecast for Johnston is for mostly cloudy skies Saturday night and into Sunday. In Johnston, you could head to the Camp Dodge lookout point to get a glimps of the meteor showers. NASA says Perseids rates can get as high as 100 per hour, with many fireballs visible in the night sky. A waning crescent moon will interfere slightly with this meteor shower, NASA says, but adds that "viewing should definitely be worth a look!" On the night of Aug. 11-12, astronomer Bill Cooke and his team from the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will answer questions about the…
