111- Wish Upon a Star: Meteor Showers with Ted Blank

There’s a lot of hype around meteor showers, but sometimes you can feel disappointed after waiting and seeing nothing. Ted Blank, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, shares with us about what we see when we see a shooting star and the best times of year to see them to get the most bang for our stargazing buck. Visit NightSkyTourist.com/111 for more information about this episode. GET $50 OFF A SKY VIEW TENT: Visit Sky View Tents (https://skyviewtents.com/) and use promo code “nightskytourist” when you place your order. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FROM EPISODE 111: Episode 1: Ted Blank, NASA Solar System Ambassador: https://nightskytourist.com/1-2/  Episode 25: Buying a Telescope with Ted Blank: https://nightskytourist.com/25/  Episode 71: What the Devil is an Occultaions with Ted Blank: https://nightskytourist.com/71/  Episode 91: Q&A with Ted Blank, NASA Solar System Ambassador: https://nightskytourist.com/91/  Episode 19: Chasing Meteorites with Geoff Notkin: https://nightskytourist.com/19-2/  Episode 20: Treasures from Space with Geoff Notkin: https://nightskytourist.com/20-2/  The Night the Stars Fell (1833): https://explorersweb.com/the-1833-meteor-shower/  Rate Night Sky Tourist with 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. THANK YOU! FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at [email protected]. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at [email protected].