US EditionPerseid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Next Week
MISSOURI, AUG 8 – The Perseid meteor shower may produce up to 100 meteors per hour at peak despite variable cloud cover and storms affecting parts of Missouri, officials said.
- On the night of Aug. 12 through dawn on Aug. 13, the Perseid meteor shower peaks and can be observed throughout the next 7 days under the right conditions.
- The Perseid meteor shower occurs as rock fragments from Comet Swift-Tuttle enter Earth's atmosphere, with the comet last approaching the Sun in 1992 and expected to return in 2125.
- Observers may see up to 100 meteors per hour in clear skies, with around 85.5% peak brightness into the overnight hours, and NASA recommends 30 minutes for dark adaptation.
- Showers and storms may hamper viewing in central and northern Missouri tomorrow night, but far northern and far southern Missouri are expected to have clearer skies on the 12-13th.
- Despite the moon's light, meteors remain visible throughout the night, but viewers should escape city lights for darker skies ahead of the Aug. 9 sturgeon moon at 3:55 a.m.
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