Annual Perseid meteor shower promises a fine display
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
The annual Perseid meteor shower is one of the best and most reliable meteor showers of the year. It peaks every year around the 12th/13th August, and under ideal conditions produces a maximum frequency of meteors, or zenith hourly rate, up to around 100 meteors per hour. If you have never seen a meteor, this August—weather permitting—will provide the ideal opportunity. The weather is still reasonably mild, and the Moon, whose light often drowns out many faint meteors, is waning towards New Moon on the 14th and so will not interfere with the peak of this year's shower.