When it comes to meteoordouches, the perseurs pop. It is not just about the amount of meteors (no less than 100 per hour) and their flashy quality (fireballs!) But also their excellent timing.
The annual shower touches its peak at warm, relaxed August nights while the earth crosses with the dust cloud left by Comet Swift-Tuttle on his every 133-year-old swing along our planet. Looking at the shower can be a great experience when meteors straw past in the summer heaven, leaving light and color in their wake.
John Denver, 27 and on a camping trip in the midst of the Colorado Pines, was so moved after seeing the perseurs Rainfire in the air that he wrote ‘Rocky Mountain High’.
That said, this year there is a reservation.
The meteorendouche will worry the night of 11 and 12 August, according to Ed Krupp, director of La’s Griffith Observatory. NASA says that the best viewing time is in the predicted hours. But the moon stands in the way.
‘The decreasing Gibbous Maan will seriously Combine this shower At the time of maximum activity, “notes the American Meteor Society.
The moon will be about 92% full and usually in the air while the shower touches its peak, Krupp said.
“Entertainers will be lost in the glow of the moon,” he told The Times. “At the best, the Persid shower delivers between 50 and 100 meteors per hour, but this year much less will be seen.”
Stargazers can cross their fingers for more fireballs, a phenomenon for which the Perseid shower is known, according to NASA.
“Fire balls are larger explosions of light and color that can last longer than an average meteor stripe,” says NASA. “This is due to the fact that fireballs come from larger particles of cometary material.”
Krupp advises that those who are “committed to the perseid”, despite the reduced opportunities on visibility this year “have to go somewhere far from every urban center and away from the scattered sparkle of artificial lighting.”
Experts recommend booking campsites in Joshua Tree, the Mojave Desert and Anza-Brego Desert State Park. There are several other good places.
Once there, strive for an extensive image, because, although the Perseids seem to radiate from the Northern Constellation Perseus, they can appear everywhere, Bill Cooke, a NASA Meteoor scientist, told The Times in 2024. “So go on a charm or on a sleeping bag,” he said, “and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks at your back and looks flat and looks at your back” “” “”
Good news for 2026: The prediction for the Meteoren shower perspective is excellent. The moon will be dark, and As NPR reportsAn unusually large number of meteors are expected to flash through the night sky.
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