It is said to be the best meteor shower to take place in the sky in years, and it will peak on Aug. 13. In North America, the Perseid meteor shower will be most visible in in the sky beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 11 in the early dawn until Aug. 14.
But its most interesting display will be on Aug. 13, Thursday at 4 a.m., where at least 100 meteors per hour are expected to brighten the sky. The conditions are ideal as there will be no moonlight to steal its thunder, according to Space.
The meteors will appear in flashes and may be visible without the need for telescope or binoculars. However, finding a cloudless spot in the sky will enhance viewing of the meteors. Those in the country or rural areas may likely see it better than those living in the city or suburbs, where the streets are lit with bright lights.
It is recommended that viewers hold their gaze at least 20 to 30 minutes when watching the meteors, as these lights come in spurts. "Remember, your eyes can take as long as 20 minutes to truly adapt to the darkness of night," Bruce McClure suggested via Earth Sky. "So don't rush the process."
The Perseid meteor showers are from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which appears every August.
"If you see one meteor shower this year, make it August's Perseids or December's Geminids," said NASA via USA Today. "The Perseids feature fast and bright meteors that frequently leave trains, and in 2015 there will be no moonlight to upstage the shower."
"This year's Perseid meteors could produce the most meteors in a decade because of the absence of interfering moonlight and the ideal timing of the predicted peak numbers of meteors in the middle of the night. Rarely do these two factors coincide," said Terence Dickinson, an astronomer and the editor of Sky News Magazine, via Calgary Sun.
