The meteor shower will be most visible to viewers in the Northern Hemisphere on August 12 and 13, just a few hours before dawn.
“With a 10% illuminated waning crescent moon, that means any moonlight we do get will be less and not drown out the fainter stars,” said Dr. Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, in an email. “It also won’t rise until almost 4am , meaning you have some time to view the meteor shower without any moonlight interfering.
The highly anticipated celestial event’s name is a nod to its origins near the constellation of Perseus. The shower began this year on July 14, and will continue until September 1, though not as many meteors will be visible after the peak.
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