We’d like to remind you that it is time to get out and see the Perseids. This particular meteor shower is one of the highlights of summer for many. It is visible in the early morning hours when it has the highest rate of visible “shooting stars” or meteors. This year, the Moon is going to try to interfere with our viewing, and you can see meteors, just not as frequently, early in the evening. 

I’d recommend you get out, lay yourself out in a hammock or on a sleeping bag on the grass, coat yourself in bug spray, start looking up, and take in everything there is to see. You will see meteors streaking across the sky. They should increase in brightness as Perseus begins to rise. As I said, though, the Moon will also be rising and will interfere with your view. So get out early, catch it at the beginning, and stay out as long as you can tolerate the bugs and the moonlight shining.

We’ll be talking more about this shower tomorrow, but I wanted to make sure you knew that tomorrow morning is when you want to get out and look. You can also see the shower on Wednesday morning.

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