There might be some long gaps and then you’ll see two or three at once. During outburst years the rate can be as high as 150-200 meteors per hour.
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Under ideal conditions, there might be as many as 200 meteors per hour to be seen, said Bill Cooke, NASA’s head of meteoroid environments, in a press statement.
The sky will put on a cosmic display this week and you won’t want to miss it. It’ll be easiest to see the meteors after the moon sets in the early hours of Friday, according to NASA. The reason they are called the Perseids is because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus. People closer to the coast will likely have better viewing conditions. Named by Time.com one of the best weather apps for your iPhone.
A meteor seen during a Perseids meteor shower 2015.
It is left in the wake of the Swift-Tuttle meteor’s orbit around the sun and The Earth passes through this debris every summer giving rise to a spectacle of shooting stars.
It’s time again for the annual Perseid meteor shower, and this year’s show is supposed to be even more spectacular than previous years, according to NASA.
Most years, Earth might graze the edge of Swift-Tuttle’s debris stream, where there is less activity.
The shower will be past its peak but you’ll still see plenty of meteors. NASA says the meteors pose no threat to our planet as they tend to burn up 50 miles above the surface.
This is one of the best meteor showers to observe and the Perseids are famous for producing a large number of bright meteors.
“The best thing to do is get out, find a comfortable place to lie down, let your eyes adjust to the night and enjoy the show”, Treece said. NASA will be live overnight on Thursday and Friday, starting at 10 p.m. ET.
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For those who want to watch Perseid Meteor Shower online through live stream, it will be available via NASA’s Ustream overnight on August 11-12 and 12-13, beginning at 10:00 pm.
