Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight

The event marks one of the highpoints in the celestial calendar occurring each year as the.

Perseid meteor shower tonight. The next shower you might be able to see is known as the perseids. Sky telescope magazine. They occur every year between july 17 and august 24 and tend to peak around august 9 13.

This week you can catch the 2020 perseid meteor shower a favorite of many skywatchers as it peaks thanks to four different webcasts over the next two days from the. The perseids are one of the brighter meteor showers of the year. Officially the perseid meteor shower peaked over the nights of august 11 and 12 providing up to 50 shooting stars an hour.

How to see the perseid meteor shower. The perseids are back. Find viewing tips for the two biggies here.

If possible find a dark and secluded spot with an unobstructed view of the horizon. Made of tiny space debris from the comet swift tuttle the perseids are named after the constellation perseus. Weather permitting head out tonight once the sun sets below the horizon.

The perseid meteor shower over the saskatchewan summer star party on august 10 2018 with an aurora as a bonus. The annual perseid meteor shower one of the best shooting star displays of the year peaks overnight tonight aug. However the debris field of comet swift tuttle the space rock which.

Active from july 17 to aug. The perseid meteor shower and the geminid meteor shower. The perseid meteor shower is set to peak this week as the earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust.