"Experience the Perseid Meteor Shower through Your FM Radio: A Unique Observing Opportunity"
You can track meteors by listening to them on your FM radio by finding a radio station transmitting from a city far enough from you. Meteors leave an ionized trail in the atmosphere that reflects FM radio signals. Radio observation allows for the detection of smaller particles than visual observations. While radio observation does not provide information on the direction of meteors, it can be done during cloudy nights or daylight hours. Different daytime meteor showers, such as the Arietids, Zeta Perseids, and Beta Taurids, can be observed using radio observation. The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on the night of 13/14 August, is a favorite for many observers. Radio observations are best conducted overnight when human activity is low, and the number of detectable meteors increases after midnight. A step-by-step guide is provided for setting up and tuning into FM radio stations to listen to the Perseid meteor shower.
