{"id":21915,"date":"2023-08-13T01:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T01:06:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:06:39","slug":"how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"How and when to view the Perseid meteor shower this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"39578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2023\/08\/11\/how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-weekend\/austin-schmid-chi0eieaacq-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"3200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\n\n<p>Photo by Austin Schmid on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/austin-schmid-CHi0eieAaCQ-unsplash.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024&#8243;><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spectacular display of shooting stars is set to grace the night sky on Sunday, August 13, as the Perseid meteor shower makes its annual debut. Here\u2019s when, where, and everything to know\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-37681\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event where Earth passes through the debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet, named after the two astronomers who discovered it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Earth intersects with the path of the comet, the debris of mostly dust and small rocks gets gulped up by our planet\u2019s gravity and enters the atmosphere as bright streaks of light in the sky known as meteors,  or as many of us call them \u201cshooting stars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name \u201cPerseid\u201d comes from the meteors\u2019 apparent point of origin in the constellation Perseus. In geek mythology, Perseus is the son of Zeus and the mortal Dana\u00eb. Lore has it that the Perseid meteor shower marks the occasion when Zeus would visit Dana\u00eb, creating streaks of light in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-consent-needed=\"marketing\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-37681',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-to-watch\">When to watch<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best time to watch the Perseid meteor shower would be at its peak and just before dawn. When the number of meteors is at its highest. This year, it\u2019s predicted that the peak will occur on Sunday, <strong>August 13, at 7:58 UTC <\/strong>(3:58 AM EST), according to EarthSky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s during this time astronomers anticipate a frequency of around <strong>90 meteors per hour<\/strong> or more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Perseid is known for dropping off rapidly after peak, I recommend stepping outside or setting up the telescope the night of August 13 this weekend. Luckily, the moon on Sunday will be waning crescent and won\u2019t interfere with the meteor shower. As always, viewing is best away from cities and with clear, dark skies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-to-look\">Where to look<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Perseid meteor shower can be viewed from around the world, as it is a widespread astronomical event. However, those in the Northern Hemisphere will have the best view this year. If you look about halfway up the sky to the north or east, there\u2019s a high likelihood of spotting several fast-moving Perseid meteors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need a telescope? I\u2019d recommend these Celestron telescope options for Perseid spotting. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2023\/08\/11\/how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-weekend\/perseids-radiant\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Perseids-radiant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37686\" style=\"width:707px;height:380px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=300,161 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=768,413 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=1024,550 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=1536,826 1536w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=350,188 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=140,75 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=1600,860 1600w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Perseids-radiant.jpg?resize=150,81 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The night sky on August 13th showing the location of the Perseid meteor shower. <br \/><em>Credit: The Old Farmers Almanac<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-perseid-meteors-ever-hit-the-ground\">Do Perseid meteors ever hit the ground?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s extremely unlikely during any shower that meteors would impact the ground, becoming meteorites. The reason being comets, like Swift-Tuttle, are primarily made of ice and small particles of dust. These two elements don\u2019t last long, traveling at intense hypersonic speeds through Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Almost all meteorites found today come from rocky or metallic asteroids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>James Webb Space Telescope captures the Ring Nebula in never before seen details<\/li>\n<li>Mysterious \u2018question mark\u2019 object seen by NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope<\/li>\n<li>NASA detects signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact in deep space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}