How do I find the Perseus constellation?

I'm looking for the Perseus constellation, because of the Perseid meteor shower. I live in Massachusetts in the USA, how would I find this constellation and at what time? I'm hoping it will be nighttime, as it will be easiest to see the meteors then I assume.|||Perseus is in the northeastern sky around midnight. but Perseid meteors can be seen all over the sky. The best time will be after midnight on the night of August 12/13, but any night this week after midnight should be good. Go to a dark location and look in the darkest part of the sky, no matter what direction that is.|||I would look for the constellation of Cassieopeia, which resembles the letter W. As it rises, the constellation moves to the northeast section of the sky. Look in this section of the sky. Once you have found it, look to the bottom left of it, and you will see a group of stars that form somewhat of a crooked, upside down triangle. This is the constellation Perseus.|||http://www.stellarium.org/


This is great freeware that you can download. Tell it where you are and it will tell you what you see. Ask it where something is and it will show you. This FREE program will show you exactly where to look in the sky to find the constellation, Perseus, in the North Eastern sky. This program will answer questions like this for you for many years to come.





There are hundreds of meteors that streak through the atmosphere of the earth each and every day and night. There are times when the earth passes through what was the path of a comet and our atmosphere will pick up a lot of tiny specks of dust left behind from that comet. When that happens, it is called a meteor shower.





There are many meteor showers every year. 鈽?Meteor showers can occur several days prior, and several days after, their projected peak time. 鈽?Think about the rotation of the earth. As the Earth spins, it moves into the path of the dust in space so you want to look mostly towards the east and near the constellation that the shower is named for.





The darker the sky in your viewing location, then the more you can see of even the fainter meteors. If you are in a light polluted area, you will only be able to see the biggest and most bright meteors. They are best to watch if you have a friend with you.





Great Article on Meteor Showers:


http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/





This is the 2010 calendar of meteor showers from the International Meteor Organization.


They put the 2010 calendar on a pdf file this year so you can save it to your computer.


Here is their link for that.


http://www.imo.net/docs/cal2010.pdf





Their home page can tell you how to get the very most out of your meteor shower viewing experience.


http://www.imo.net/





I hope that I have helped you and that you enjoy the links that I provided. I wish you well.|||use the tip of cassiopeia and get to pegasus and end at andromeda which leads to perseus. Near 10:30 pm. Plus cassiopeia is a w. And pegasus looks like a big dipper