Fact Sheet
Perseid Meteors
The Perseid meteor shower is at its best on Thursday night. The shower's peak is from around 11 p.m. until dawn on Friday. The Moon will set before the shower gets cranked up, so it won't interfere with the view. This chart shows the sky configuration around midnight, with meteors "raining" into Earth's direction from the constellation Perseus. Meteors can streak across any portion of the sky, though, so you don't need to look toward Perseus to see them. [Tim Jones]
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