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class="styles_CardDetail__Description__KnSxe">The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, but will Tampa Bay's rainy conditions make it impossible to take in the show?</h2><div class="styles_BylineSection__GMjy9"><div class="styles_BylineSummary__AvatarContainer__X63OE"><div class="styles_BylineSummary__Avatar__LGydx" style="z-index:10"><img alt="Sherri Lonon's profile picture" class="avatar-img avatar-img--base is-lazy-loaded" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8/x8AAwMCAO+ip1sAAAAASUVORK5CYII="/><noscript><img alt="Sherri Lonon's profile picture" class="avatar-img avatar-img--base" src="https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/112920/T300x300/28a9ac885211cbb6ae7bb090e98e4192.jpg?width=64"/></noscript></div></div><h6 class="styles_BylineSection__bylines__C2clA"><div class="styles_BylineSummary__1Gl_U"><a href="/users/sherri-lonon" class="styles_BylineSummary__Link__5UiLW"><strong>Sherri Lonon</strong>, </a><span>Patch Staff</span><span 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The <a href="http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perseid meteor shower</a> is set to peak Aug. 11-12, but rainy conditions in the Tampa Bay area could mute the performance. Those who do manage to catch a glimpse, however, are in for quite a double feature due to what NASA calls an “<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/perseid-meteor-shower-aug11-12.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outburst effect</a>.”<br /></p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1"><div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1" class="ad ad--styled-margin ad--preview ad--mobile"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>“Under perfect conditions, rates could soar to 200 meteors an hour,” Bill Cook, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office in Huntsville, Alabama, said in a statement.</p> <p>Every Perseid meteor is actually a tiny piece of debris from the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/gallery/iss028e024847.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comet Swift-Tuttle</a> which disintegrate in flashes of light when they hit the Earth’s atmosphere. They’re called Perseids because they seem to originate from the <a href="http://earthsky.org/constellations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">constellation Perseus</a>.</p></div><div class="ContentBlocks_CardDetail__SubscribeBlock__4zBcQ ContentBlocks_CardDetail__SubscribeBlock--mobile__18tT_"><section class="styles_SubscribeForm__0dj5n"><h2 class="styles_SubscribeForm__title__F_olP">Find out what's happening in Clearwater<span class="styles_SubscribeForm__title--nextLine__FTO3K">with free, real-time updates from Patch.</span></h2><div class="styles_SubscribeForm__body__3Usxf"><form class="styles_Card__Form__XLoCT"><div class="styles_Card__FormInner__EMDdU"><input type="email" value="" class="styles_SubscribeForm__input__3JKNM" aria-label="Enter your email address" autoComplete="email" placeholder="Your email address" required=""/><button class="styles_SubscribeForm__submit__Tl0Kv" type="submit">Subscribe<i class="fa fa-spinner icon icon--space-left spin styles_SubscribeForm__spinner__1dpYf"></i></button></div></form></div></section></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1 ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock--native__M_lBb ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock--desktop__70SV6"><div id="artcl_1" class="ad ad--native ad--styled-margin"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>Usually, the Earth just grazes the edge of the Swift-Tuttle debris stream, but this year, Jupiter’s gravity — thank you, Jupiter! — will tug the debris stream closer and Earth will more or less plow through the middle of them.</p> <p>A Perseid outburst last occurred in 2009.</p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1"><div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2" class="ad ad--styled-margin ad--preview ad--mobile"></div></div><div class="ContentBlocks_CardDetail__SubscribeBlock__4zBcQ ContentBlocks_CardDetail__SubscribeBlock--desktop__oN6vv"><section class="styles_SubscribeForm__0dj5n"><h2 class="styles_SubscribeForm__title__F_olP">Find out what's happening in Clearwater<span class="styles_SubscribeForm__title--nextLine__FTO3K">with free, real-time updates from Patch.</span></h2><div class="styles_SubscribeForm__body__3Usxf"><form class="styles_Card__Form__XLoCT"><div class="styles_Card__FormInner__EMDdU"><input type="email" value="" class="styles_SubscribeForm__input__3JKNM" aria-label="Enter your email address" autoComplete="email" placeholder="Your email address" required=""/><button class="styles_SubscribeForm__submit__Tl0Kv" type="submit">Subscribe<i class="fa fa-spinner icon icon--space-left spin styles_SubscribeForm__spinner__1dpYf"></i></button></div></form></div></section></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><h3>Why Shower May Not Be All That</h3> <p> Before you pack up for an overnighter in some dark sky area, Forbes steps in to cheer you right down with a meteor-buzzkilling story about how the 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower is “<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/08/04/the-awesome-perseid-meteor-shower-is-awfully-overhyped/#5077d12d6960" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">awfully overhyped</a>.”</p> <p>“When everything aligns perfectly, a meteor shower can reach its maximum potential. However, not everything is perfectly aligned for this year’s Perseids,” wrote Ethan Siegel, a contributing writer for Forbes on astrophysics, space and the science of the universe.</p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1"><div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3" class="ad ad--styled-margin ad--preview ad--mobile"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>“Despite being one of the most consistent meteor showers year in and year out, with anyone going out during the peak time for about 5-10 minutes all but guaranteed to see at least one meteor, it’s a far cry from the "spectacular show" being touted by many news outlets and science reporters,” he wrote</p> <p>Siegel said the show should be better than average, but expects the increase in meteors to be “modest.” Moreover, that’s a good thing, because the number of meteors per hour depends on the Earth’s proximity to the Swift-Tuttle debris stream.</p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1 ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock--native__M_lBb"><div id="artcl_m1" class="ad ad--styled-margin"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>“It’s a good thing that most comets and asteroids themselves don’t cross Earth’s orbit; it would be a disaster for so many objects to collide inevitably with us,” he wrote.</p> <hr /><p>What makes the Perseids such an anticipated meteor shower is the speed they move relative to Earth and how that affects the brightness of the shooting stars. They come from a comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Earth and move with nearly three times the energy of slow-moving debris streams like December’s <a href="http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide#geminids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geminids</a>, so the Perseids are brighter and more easily seen. This year is no different than any other year in that respect, Siegel wrote.</p> <p>And then there’s the attention-grabbing moon.</p> <p>A waxing moon — that is, one that is greater than half full — will provide light pollution until it sets after midnight. So, you’ll have to stay up ridiculously late — or get up ridiculously early — to see them.</p> <p>In the <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/usa/tampa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tampa</a> area, moonset is at 1:10 a.m. and 1:51 a.m. EDT on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, respectively, give or take a few minutes based on the town.</p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1"><div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_4" class="ad ad--styled-margin ad--preview"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>Tampa Bay’s current weather conditions just pile on the potential for bad news. According to the National Weather Service, the heavy rains that kicked off the workweek should clear out by Thursday and Friday’s peak viewing nights. Even so, there is a 30 percent chance for scattered thunderstorms in the evening hours Thursday and a 40 percent chance overnight Friday.</p> <p>Also, Siegel wrote, the Swift-Tuttle comet is moving away from the Earth, and that’s a big deal with it comes to the Perseids.</p> <p>“The debris stream is densest around a comet’s (or asteroid’s) nucleus, and Swift-Tuttle is presently moving away from Earth. It made its closest approach to the Sun back in 1992, and won’t be back until 2126. The Perseids are also less variable and more consistent than many other showers, but have been steadily decreasing (on average) in meteors-per-hour since the early 1990s, and will continue to do so over the coming years and decades.”</p> <p>If you want a truly awesome meteor shower, you’ll have to wait almost two decades, according to Siegel.</p> <p>“The Leonids ... tend to peak every 33 years on average, with the year 2034 providing a major enhancement if you look at the right time,” he wrote.</p></div><div class="js-ad ContentBlocks_CardDetail__AdBlock__GpVT1"><div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_5" class="ad ad--styled-margin ad--preview"></div></div><div class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k"><p>In the meantime, here’s a time-lapse from the 2015 Perseid meteor shower.</p> <figure class="r-embed" data-aspectratio="16:9"><iframe src allowfullscreen data-aspectratio="16:9" data-originalheight="315" data-originalwidth="560" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrBFosEIHY8"></iframe></figure><p><em>Image:</em> <em><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Fowler</a></em> <em>via Flickr /</em> <em><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a></em></p><p><em>By Patch editor Beth Dalby </em><br /></p></div><div class="ContentBlocks_CardDetail__ContentBlock__xN30Y"><div></div></div><p class="styles_HTMLContent__LDG2k SubscribeCTABlurb_SubscribeCTABlurb__M_Azu"><hr/>Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox.<!-- --> <a target="_blank" href="/florida/clearwater/subscribe" class="">Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.</a></p><div class="styles_CardDetail__Footer__6KH1g"><div class="styles_ActionBar__X7IpK"><div class="styles_ActionBar__BarLeft__tNiSc"><button aria-label="thank" class="Button_ActionBar__Button__bPA9K Button_ActionBar__Button--thank__1uapr" type="button"><span class="Button_ActionBar__Icon__QkOaK "><i class="fa fa-heart-fal"></i></span><span class="Button_ActionBar__Label__INNWl">Thank</span></button><div class="styles_ShareDropdown__TzLvU"><button id="article_card_detail:26618989__share-toggle" class="Button_ActionBar__Button__bPA9K Button_ActionBar__Button--share__kqabD"><span class="Button_ActionBar__Icon__QkOaK"><i class="fa fa-share-all-light"></i></span><span class="Button_ActionBar__Label__INNWl" aria-label="New! 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Stargazers looking for a spectacular free show need only look to the heavens this week. 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Those who do manage to catch a glimpse, however, are in for quite a double feature due to what NASA calls an \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/perseid-meteor-shower-aug11-12.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eoutburst effect\u003c/a\u003e.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"Under perfect conditions, rates could soar to 200 meteors an hour,\" Bill Cook, who leads NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office in Huntsville, Alabama, said in a statement.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eEvery Perseid meteor is actually a tiny piece of debris from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/gallery/iss028e024847.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecomet Swift-Tuttle\u003c/a\u003e which disintegrate in flashes of light when they hit the Earth's atmosphere. They're called Perseids because they seem to originate from the \u003ca href=\"http://earthsky.org/constellations\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econstellation Perseus\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eUsually, the Earth just grazes the edge of the Swift-Tuttle debris stream, but this year, Jupiter's gravity — thank you, Jupiter! — will tug the debris stream closer and Earth will more or less plow through the middle of them.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eA Perseid outburst last occurred in 2009.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \r \r \u003ch3\u003eWhy Shower May Not Be All That\u003c/h3\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e Before you pack up for an overnighter in some dark sky area, Forbes steps in to cheer you right down with a meteor-buzzkilling story about how the 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower is \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/08/04/the-awesome-perseid-meteor-shower-is-awfully-overhyped/#5077d12d6960\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eawfully overhyped\u003c/a\u003e.\"\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"When everything aligns perfectly, a meteor shower can reach its maximum potential. However, not everything is perfectly aligned for this year's Perseids,\" wrote Ethan Siegel, a contributing writer for Forbes on astrophysics, space and the science of the universe.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"Despite being one of the most consistent meteor showers year in and year out, with anyone going out during the peak time for about 5-10 minutes all but guaranteed to see at least one meteor, it's a far cry from the \"spectacular show\" being touted by many news outlets and science reporters,\" he wrote\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eSiegel said the show should be better than average, but expects the increase in meteors to be \"modest.\" Moreover, that's a good thing, because the number of meteors per hour depends on the Earth's proximity to the Swift-Tuttle debris stream.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"It's a good thing that most comets and asteroids themselves don't cross Earth's orbit; it would be a disaster for so many objects to collide inevitably with us,\" he wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003chr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the Perseids such an anticipated meteor shower is the speed they move relative to Earth and how that affects the brightness of the shooting stars. They come from a comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Earth and move with nearly three times the energy of slow-moving debris streams like December's \u003ca href=\"http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide#geminids\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeminids\u003c/a\u003e, so the Perseids are brighter and more easily seen. This year is no different than any other year in that respect, Siegel wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eAnd then there's the attention-grabbing moon.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eA waxing moon — that is, one that is greater than half full — will provide light pollution until it sets after midnight. So, you'll have to stay up ridiculously late — or get up ridiculously early — to see them.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ca href=\"http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/usa/tampa\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTampa\u003c/a\u003e area, moonset is at 1:10 a.m. and 1:51 a.m. EDT on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, respectively, give or take a few minutes based on the town.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eTampa Bay's current weather conditions just pile on the potential for bad news. According to the National Weather Service, the heavy rains that kicked off the workweek should clear out by Thursday and Friday's peak viewing nights. Even so, there is a 30 percent chance for scattered thunderstorms in the evening hours Thursday and a 40 percent chance overnight Friday.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eAlso, Siegel wrote, the Swift-Tuttle comet is moving away from the Earth, and that's a big deal with it comes to the Perseids.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"The debris stream is densest around a comet's (or asteroid's) nucleus, and Swift-Tuttle is presently moving away from Earth. It made its closest approach to the Sun back in 1992, and won't be back until 2126. The Perseids are also less variable and more consistent than many other showers, but have been steadily decreasing (on average) in meteors-per-hour since the early 1990s, and will continue to do so over the coming years and decades.\"\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eIf you want a truly awesome meteor shower, you'll have to wait almost two decades, according to Siegel.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e\"The Leonids ... tend to peak every 33 years on average, with the year 2034 providing a major enhancement if you look at the right time,\" he wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, here's a time-lapse from the 2015 Perseid meteor shower.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cfigure class=\"r-embed\" data-aspectratio=\"16:9\"\u003e\u003ciframe src allowfullscreen data-aspectratio=\"16:9\" data-originalheight=\"315\" data-originalwidth=\"560\" data-src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrBFosEIHY8\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage:\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn Fowler\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003evia Flickr /\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCreative Commons\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Patch editor Beth Dalby \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","contentBlocks":[{"content":"\u003cp\u003eTAMPA BAY, FL — Stargazers looking for a spectacular free show need only look to the heavens this week. The \u003ca href=\"http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePerseid meteor shower\u003c/a\u003e is set to peak Aug. 11-12, but rainy conditions in the Tampa Bay area could mute the performance. Those who do manage to catch a glimpse, however, are in for quite a double feature due to what NASA calls an “\u003ca href=\"http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/watchtheskies/perseid-meteor-shower-aug11-12.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eoutburst effect\u003c/a\u003e.”\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:0","type":"html"},{"content":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1","key":"advertisement:client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003e“Under perfect conditions, rates could soar to 200 meteors an hour,” Bill Cook, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environments Office in Huntsville, Alabama, said in a statement.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eEvery Perseid meteor is actually a tiny piece of debris from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/gallery/iss028e024847.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecomet Swift-Tuttle\u003c/a\u003e which disintegrate in flashes of light when they hit the Earth’s atmosphere. They’re called Perseids because they seem to originate from the \u003ca href=\"http://earthsky.org/constellations\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econstellation Perseus\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:2","type":"html"},{"device":"mobile","key":"subscribe:mobile","type":"subscribe"},{"content":"artcl_1","key":"advertisement:artcl_1","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003eUsually, the Earth just grazes the edge of the Swift-Tuttle debris stream, but this year, Jupiter’s gravity — thank you, Jupiter! — will tug the debris stream closer and Earth will more or less plow through the middle of them.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eA Perseid outburst last occurred in 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:5","type":"html"},{"content":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2","key":"advertisement:client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2","type":"advertisement"},{"device":"desktop","key":"subscribe:desktop","type":"subscribe"},{"content":"\u003ch3\u003eWhy Shower May Not Be All That\u003c/h3\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e Before you pack up for an overnighter in some dark sky area, Forbes steps in to cheer you right down with a meteor-buzzkilling story about how the 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower is “\u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/08/04/the-awesome-perseid-meteor-shower-is-awfully-overhyped/#5077d12d6960\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eawfully overhyped\u003c/a\u003e.”\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e“When everything aligns perfectly, a meteor shower can reach its maximum potential. However, not everything is perfectly aligned for this year’s Perseids,” wrote Ethan Siegel, a contributing writer for Forbes on astrophysics, space and the science of the universe.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:8","type":"html"},{"content":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3","key":"advertisement:client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003e“Despite being one of the most consistent meteor showers year in and year out, with anyone going out during the peak time for about 5-10 minutes all but guaranteed to see at least one meteor, it’s a far cry from the \"spectacular show\" being touted by many news outlets and science reporters,” he wrote\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eSiegel said the show should be better than average, but expects the increase in meteors to be “modest.” Moreover, that’s a good thing, because the number of meteors per hour depends on the Earth’s proximity to the Swift-Tuttle debris stream.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:10","type":"html"},{"content":"artcl_m1","key":"advertisement:artcl_m1","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003e“It’s a good thing that most comets and asteroids themselves don’t cross Earth’s orbit; it would be a disaster for so many objects to collide inevitably with us,” he wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003chr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the Perseids such an anticipated meteor shower is the speed they move relative to Earth and how that affects the brightness of the shooting stars. They come from a comet that takes 133 years to orbit the Earth and move with nearly three times the energy of slow-moving debris streams like December’s \u003ca href=\"http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide#geminids\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeminids\u003c/a\u003e, so the Perseids are brighter and more easily seen. This year is no different than any other year in that respect, Siegel wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eAnd then there’s the attention-grabbing moon.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eA waxing moon — that is, one that is greater than half full — will provide light pollution until it sets after midnight. So, you’ll have to stay up ridiculously late — or get up ridiculously early — to see them.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ca href=\"http://www.timeanddate.com/moon/usa/tampa\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTampa\u003c/a\u003e area, moonset is at 1:10 a.m. and 1:51 a.m. EDT on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, respectively, give or take a few minutes based on the town.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:12","type":"html"},{"content":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_4","key":"advertisement:client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_4","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003eTampa Bay’s current weather conditions just pile on the potential for bad news. According to the National Weather Service, the heavy rains that kicked off the workweek should clear out by Thursday and Friday’s peak viewing nights. Even so, there is a 30 percent chance for scattered thunderstorms in the evening hours Thursday and a 40 percent chance overnight Friday.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eAlso, Siegel wrote, the Swift-Tuttle comet is moving away from the Earth, and that’s a big deal with it comes to the Perseids.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e“The debris stream is densest around a comet’s (or asteroid’s) nucleus, and Swift-Tuttle is presently moving away from Earth. It made its closest approach to the Sun back in 1992, and won’t be back until 2126. The Perseids are also less variable and more consistent than many other showers, but have been steadily decreasing (on average) in meteors-per-hour since the early 1990s, and will continue to do so over the coming years and decades.”\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003eIf you want a truly awesome meteor shower, you’ll have to wait almost two decades, according to Siegel.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cp\u003e“The Leonids ... tend to peak every 33 years on average, with the year 2034 providing a major enhancement if you look at the right time,” he wrote.\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:14","type":"html"},{"content":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_5","key":"advertisement:client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_5","type":"advertisement"},{"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, here’s a time-lapse from the 2015 Perseid meteor shower.\u003c/p\u003e\r \r \u003cfigure class=\"r-embed\" data-aspectratio=\"16:9\"\u003e\u003ciframe src allowfullscreen data-aspectratio=\"16:9\" data-originalheight=\"315\" data-originalwidth=\"560\" data-src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrBFosEIHY8\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage:\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpeak/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn Fowler\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003evia Flickr /\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCreative Commons\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Patch editor Beth Dalby \u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","key":"html:16","type":"html"},{"key":"forced_recirc","type":"recirc"}],"video":null}},"metadata":{"shouldIndex":true,"latestArticles":[{"type":"article","id":31981443,"title":"Celebrate the Season - Santa Hustle Will Be Dashing Through Orlando","created":"2024-11-27T21:55:27Z","updated":"2024-11-27T21:55:27Z","shortTitle":"Celebrate the Season - Santa Hustle Will Be...","summary":"Register now for the 5K, 10K or Kids Dash to take place Saturday, December 21; 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