Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks After Midnight. NASA Says It’s ‘One Of The Best’

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The Perseid Meteor Shower, pictured here near Death Valley, California, in 2019, is one of the most popular of the year. This summer, it peaks in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 12.





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Even though early Wednesday is prime time for the Perseid meteors, both NASA and the AMS say viewers may be also able to see some showers outside of that window — potentially earlier in the night on Wednesday as well as in the days leading up to and out of the peak.

«Midnight to dawn any morning the week before or after should produce a few meteors, NASA said.

And if you can’t see this show live outside, there are video alternatives.

As Space.com reported, NASA’s All-Sky Fireball Network has already captured footage of Perseid meteors, streaking through the sky over the weekend.








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And there’s a live broadcast of the meteor shower’s peak, weather permitting, from a camera at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. from about 8 p.m. CDT on Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.

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