Perseids 2016 — One of the Brightest Meteor Showers — Peak Tonight

On August 11–12, 2016 — we expect one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year. These are few thing to know about the Perseids.

What?

• Perseid meteor shower produce 60–80 meteors per hour at the peak

Where do they come from?

• The source is thought to be a 130 year period comet named Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.

Where to look?

• They radiate from a point between the constellations of Camelopardalis and Perseus, which are low in the NE sky*.

When?

• The shower should be at its best from late night August 11 until dawn August 12.

From where?

• Find a dark, open sky far away from the harsh glare of city lights.

*Use Star Walk 2 app to find out where the radiant of the meteor shower is.