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The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight. Here’s How to View It
The Perseids meteor shower originates from the Swift-Tuttle comet's debris with meteors traveling at 59 kilometers per second, creating up to 100 meteors per hour at peak.
- The Perseid meteor shower will reach its highest activity overnight Tuesday, August 12, with the best viewing opportunities occurring before dawn primarily across the Northern Hemisphere.
- This meteor shower happens when Earth moves through material left behind by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, whose orbital period around the Sun is approximately 133 years.
- The debris enters Earth's atmosphere at extremely high velocity—around 133,000 miles each hour—producing bright, fiery trails, though this year’s visibility is diminished due to the bright moonlit skies.
- Observers might see up to 100 meteors per hour in ideal conditions, but this year expectations range between 15 to 25 meteors per hour, mostly the brightest ones.
- The bright waning Sturgeon Moon and some clouds will limit viewing, so experts recommend watching from midnight to 3 a.m. for the best chance to see meteors.
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