August Meteor Shower

Meteor shower calendar 2020 2021.

August meteor shower. The 2020 perseid meteor shower began on friday july 17 and lasts until monday august 24. In 2021 the perseids will peak on the night between aug 12 13. The next shower you might be able to see is known as the perseids.

List of meteor showers. The perseid meteor shower. The perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about july 23 to august 22 reaching its peak from late midnight august 11 to dawn august 13.

A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate or originate from one point in the night sky called radiant these meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering earth s atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. They occur every year between july 17 and august 24 and tend to peak around august 9 13. The 2020 perseid meteor shower just got easier to see.

The shower s maximum when the greatest number of meteors per hour fall 50 per hour is typically in the pre dawn hours when it s still dark of august 11 12 or 13. The resulting meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn and if you re lucky you might be able to catch a glimpse. If the weather is good that s the best time to try to view it.

Known as shooting stars meteors appear as brief streaks of light when small space rocks called meteoroids plunge into earth s. Picking up throughout august the shower is expected to peak late on tuesday august 11 and into the pre. The meteor shower is active from july 14 to august 24 but it will most likely peak on august 11 and 12.

Bright meteor shower in august. The perseids are technically past their peak but may be easier to see now with the moon going dark. Your last chance to check out one of the showers will be august 15 a date that luckily happens to have a waning crescent moon that will make spotting meteors easy.