Perseids and the Moon

In article .net,
Paul Lawler wrote:

1. most metors are smaller than a grain of rice,

Not necessarily fatal. You're looking for the flash of light, not the
meteoroid itself. Even a tiny object has a lot of energy if it's moving
fast enough.

2. the
Moon has no atmosphere (so no bright burning)

Doesn't matter. You're looking for the light produced on the explosive
impact.

3. even the most powerful
telescopes cannot resolve a feature (or object) on the Moon that is less
than about 15 meters across.

You don't have to resolve a light to see it if it's bright enough. Note
that you can see stars, but can't resolve them.

Despite all this, you'd have to be pretty lucky to see a meteor strike
on the moon.

--
Joe Bergeron

http://www.joebergeron.com