The Perseid Meteor Shower
Best chance to see the Perseid Meteor Shower is August 11 through August 13, 2022.
Look up and away from the full moon to spot shooting stars zipping across the sky.
The Perseids are one of the most vivid annual meteor showers, commonly delivering 50-100 “shooting stars” per hour at its height.
This year the full Moon is going to make it a bit harder to spot these magnificent meteors. But you should be able to see the very brightest Perseids as they streak through our atmosphere and burn up far overhead.
As the full moon subsides, the Perseids will begin to wane Aug. 21-22 and cease completely by Sept. 1.
The Perseids are made up of the remnants of Comet Swift-Tuttle, a great “snowball” composed of ice, rock, and dust, which orbits our Sun every 133 years. The comet itself was last visible to us in 1992 and won’t pass our way again until 2125.
