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How to Best Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
If you look up on any given night, you might be able to see a few meteors each hour under optimal conditions. But meteor showers, which take place when Earth’s path intersects with the dusty trails that comets and asteroids leave behind, are special because you can see many more “falling stars” in that same amount of time.
The Perseid meteor shower occurs around the same time each year, typically starting in mid-July and lasting until late August, when our planet passes through debris from a comet called Swift-Tuttle. During this shower, you may be able to see up to 100 meteors per hour under the right conditions, according to astronomers.
NASA describes the Perseids as “swift and bright meteors,” saying that they “frequently leave long ‘wakes’ of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth’s atmosphere.”
When can you best see it?
The Perseid meteor shower is already underway. But your best chance of seeing the most meteors will come when it’s at its peak level of activity, which is set to occur the night of Aug. 12 into Aug. 13, according to NASA.
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