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When to Look for Perseid Meteors in 2003
By Joe Rao
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 07:00 am ET
01 August 2003
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August 8 August 9 August 10Windows of opportunity for dark skies, Aug. 8, 9, 10 All times are local daylight times. "Dawn Breaks" is the time when morning (astronomical) twilight begins. "Window of Darkness" is the number of minutes between the time of moonset and the start of twilight. Example: When will the sky be dark and moonless for Perseid viewing on the morning of August 9 from Houston? Answer: there will be an 89-minute period of dark skies beginning at moonset (3:49 a.m.) and continuing until dawn breaks (5:18 a.m.) Morning of Friday, Aug. 8
| Location | Moonset | Dawn Breaks | Window of Darkness | | Boston, MA | 1:27 a.m. | 3:52 a.m. | 125 minutes | | Washington D.C. | 2:05 a.m. | 4:32 a.m. | 147 minutes | | Miami, FL | 2:57 a.m. | 5:27 a.m. | 150 minutes | | Chicago, IL | 1:38 a.m. | 4:01 a.m. | 143 minutes | | Kansas City, MO | 2:16 a.m. | 4:41 a.m. | 145 minutes | | Houston, TX | 2:50 a.m. | 5:17 a.m. | 147 minutes | | Denver, CO | 1:58 a.m. | 4:20 a.m. | 142 minutes | | Helena, MT | 1:58 a.m. | 4:11 a.m. | 133 minutes | | Albuquerque, NM | 2:21 a.m. | 4:45 a.m. | 144 minutes | | Seattle, WA | 1:35 a.m. | 3:45 a.m. | 130 minutes | | San Francisco, CA | 2:17 a.m. | 4:38 a.m. | 141 minutes | | Los Angeles, CA | 2:12 a.m. | 4:35 a.m. | 143 minutes |
Morning of Saturday, Aug. 9 | Location | Moonset | Dawn Breaks | Window of Darkness | | Boston, MA | 2:24 a.m. | 3:54 a.m. | 90 minutes | | Washington D.C. | 3:02 a.m. | 4:33 a.m. | 91 minutes | | Miami, FL | 3:56 a.m. | 5:27 a.m. | 91 minutes | | Chicago, IL | 2:35 a.m. | 4:02 a.m. | 87 minutes | | Kansas City, MO | 3:14 a.m. | 4:42 a.m. | 88 minutes | | Houston, TX | 3:49 a.m. | 5:18 a.m. | 89 minutes | | Denver, CO | 2:56 a.m. | 4:22 a.m. | 86 minutes | | Helena, MT | 2:55 a.m. | 4:13 a.m. | 78 minutes | | Albuquerque, NM | 3:19 a.m. | 4:46 a.m. | 87 minutes | | Seattle, WA | 2:32 a.m. | 3:48 a.m. | 76 minutes | | San Francisco, CA | 3:16 a.m. | 4:39 a.m. | 83 minutes | | Los Angeles, CA | 3:11 a.m. | 4:36 a.m. | 85 minutes |
Morning of Sunday, Aug. 10 | Location | Moonset | Dawn Breaks | Window of Darkness | | Boston, MA | 3:30 a.m. | 3:56 a.m. | 26 minutes | | Washington D.C. | 4:07 a.m. | 4:34 a.m. | 27 minutes | | Miami, FL | 5:00 a.m. | 5:28 a.m. | 28 minutes | | Chicago, IL | 3:41 a.m. | 4:04 a.m. | 23 minutes | | Kansas City, MO | 4:20 a.m. | 4:43 a.m. | 23 minutes | | Houston, TX | 4:53 a.m. | 5:19 a.m. | 26 minutes | | Denver, CO | 4:02 a.m. | 4:23 a.m. | 21 minutes | | Helena, MT | 4:02 a.m. | 4:15 a.m. | 13 minutes | | Albuquerque, NM | 4:24 a.m. | 4:47 a.m. | 23 minutes | | Seattle, WA | 3:41 a.m. | 3:50 a.m. | 9 minutes | | San Francisco, CA | 4:22 a.m. | 4:41 a.m. | 19 minutes | | Los Angeles, CA | 4:16 a.m. | 4:37 a.m. | 21 minutes |
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