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Use our guide to find the best time to see shooting stars from your location, and explore our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Maps.
Aug 3, 2024 · Meteor shower guide 2024: The Perseids best around August 12. It’s time for summer’s double meteor shower! The Delta Aquariids are a long meteor shower, rambling across the skies for weeks...
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.
Aug 11, 2024 · Bottom line: The Perseid meteor shower will likely peak on the morning of August 12, 2024. Midnight to dawn is best for watching! Be sure to watch in a dark sky.
Aug 12, 2024 · The Perseid meteor shower peaks around Aug.11 through Aug.13. Our guide tells you how and where to look for them.
May 29, 2024 · Here is how and when to see the best meteor showers every year, including the Perseids, Lyrids, Orionids, Quadrantids and more.
Aug 8, 2024 · Meteor showers are usually most visible between midnight and predawn hours. It’s easier to see shooting stars under dark skies, away from city lights. Meteor showers also appear brightest on cloudless nights when the moon wanes smallest. The Northern Hemisphere will have the best view of the Perseids. This year’s peak coincides with a moon ...
