(PAGASA) The annual Orionid meteor shower will dazzle the country's night skies this month as it becomes active from Oct. 17 to 25, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). At maximum rates, the shower may reach 15 meteors per hour that...
Hope that the skies will be clear as the Perseids meteor shower is expected to illuminate the night sky starting Thursday night, Aug. 12. Photo from PAGASA According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the month of August is one of the most...
(PIXABAY) The annual Perseids meteor shower is set to reach its peak on Aug. 12-13 with as many as 50 meteors per hour, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its August astronomical diary. "If the sky permits, the famous Perseids meteor...
Filipino skywatchers can catch sight of shooting stars at their peak between May 6, Thursday, and May 7, Friday, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (NASA / MANILA BULLETIN) In its astronomical diary for May, PAGASA explained that the Eta...
How a photographer was able to capture the Leonids meteor shower News about the Leonids meteor shower grazing our skies from the late hours of Nov. 17 to dawn of Nov. 18 kept stargazers fully awake last night. Patience was their fuel to gaze on the shooting stars that appear only every 33 years....
Meteor showers and a Halloween blue moon are on their way to dazzle the night skies this month. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Orionid meteor shower will be active from Oct. 17 to 25. At maximum rates, the shower may reach...