The Perseids — the most dependable and often the most dazzling shooting star shower of the yr — have been seeable from Earth since July . commonly , each year around mid - August , the meteor shower peaks at around 60 or more shooting stars blazing across the sky every time of day . In 2019 , the spectacle occurs just days asunder from a full synodic month , which will make it more hard to reckon equate to previous geezerhood . But if you know when and were to look , you could boost your probability of catching a coup d’oeil of the event .
When to See the Perseid Meteor Shower
AsBusiness Insiderreports , the Perseids are sic to top out the dark of Monday , August 12 into the break of day of August 13 . Just two days afterwards on August 15 , August ’s full Sun Myung Moon ( also called asturgeon lunar month ) will light up the night ’s sky . That means the Moon will already be importantly heavy and brilliant on Monday dark and wash off out many fainter shooting stars that would otherwise be visible .
But that ’s no reason to stay indoors at night . Though you probably wo n’t see100or even 60 shooting stars per minute as have been recorded in the past , you may still be able to see the bright meteors in the light of the heavy Moon . Fireballs — extra brilliant meteor like the one that was reported overNew Englandlast calendar month — will be easiest to spot .
How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
To maximize your chances of catching the Perseids this year , look up on thenight of August 11 . The shower bath wo n’t quite have reached its flower by then , but skies will be coloured than they ’re expected to be later in the calendar week . The Moon fructify at 3 a.m. that night , and any time after that will give you your best shaft at ensure a shooting wiz . Any meteors will appear to rise in the northeastern sky from the direction of the configuration Perseus , but they can be spotted anywhere .
If you do n’t have any luck on your first try , there ’s no harm heading outside the night of the shower ’s peak on the 12th . Anytime after midnight is generally the best meter for meteoroid - viewing .
[ h / tBusiness Insider ]
