Perseid Meteor Shower

The sky will light up this weekend with bright and numerous fireballs as the Perseid meteor shower peaks the nights of Aug. 11-12 and 12-13. The Perseid’s popularity comes from the fact that they arrive in August, a time for vacations and balmy weather for people in the Northern Hemisphere.Night sky watchers can head out to a dark location away from city lights and then sit back to watch the spectacular celestial show unfold above them. There’s no wrong way to watch the Perseids. At peak, there may be up to 50 meteoroids shooting through the sky per hour. Though they mostly appear to come from the constellation Perseus, you’ll be able to spot streaks all over the sky.
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