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Watch for shooting stars tonight — the biggest meteor shower of the year will reach its peak, and unusually dark skies could make it an especially good show.
The annual Perseid meteor shower happens every August when Earth passes through debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. When the tiny chunks of rock crash through the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave trails of light that we see as meteors. The Perseids produce more visible meteors than any other annual meteor shower.
This year, the Perseids peak early Thursday morning, and the best time to watch is between midnight and dawn.
And while last year's peak was washed out by a supermoon— one of the biggest full moons of the year — nature is making up for it this year with a new moon.
Perseids 2015 Biggest meteor shower of the year peaks tonight - Yahoo News Canada
they are saying 100 an hour by 4 am......it should be worth staying up for
Watch for shooting stars tonight — the biggest meteor shower of the year will reach its peak, and unusually dark skies could make it an especially good show.
The annual Perseid meteor shower happens every August when Earth passes through debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. When the tiny chunks of rock crash through the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave trails of light that we see as meteors. The Perseids produce more visible meteors than any other annual meteor shower.
This year, the Perseids peak early Thursday morning, and the best time to watch is between midnight and dawn.
And while last year's peak was washed out by a supermoon— one of the biggest full moons of the year — nature is making up for it this year with a new moon.
Perseids 2015 Biggest meteor shower of the year peaks tonight - Yahoo News Canada
they are saying 100 an hour by 4 am......it should be worth staying up for