Perseid Meteor Shower Texas

In 2021 the perseids will peak on the night between aug 12 13.

Perseid meteor shower texas. Unfortunately this year s moon is not totally out of the way during the perseids. That s the darkest time of the night before the moon rises. They occur every year between july 17 and august 24 and tend to peak around august 9 13.

The perseids are one of the brighter meteor showers of the year. The perseids is one of the most popular meteor showers to view because this particular band of stars and comet dust pass the earth annually and it s also one of the strongest and therefore most visible meteor showers to behold in the northern hemisphere. Take a look through the gallery above to see the best places in texas to watch the perseids meteor shower.

That is the shower peaks tonight. The best time to view is between 11 p m. The slightly waning gibbous moon rises around midnight just as the perseids start to pick up steam.

Tuesday and 1 a m. The perseids meteor shower is about to cross texas and you don t want to miss it. Daniela sternitzky di napoli is a digital producer covering texas news and pop culture.

A favorite among astronomers and stargazers the shower is made of space debris from the comet swift tuttle. But the best opportunity to see the most meteors in the shortest time is tonight. List of meteor showers.

Lubbock texas kcbd considered the best meteor shower of the year the perseids are active from july 17 through august 24. The meteor shower is expected to be highly visible across central texas although viewers should be able to catch sights all across the northern hemisphere. The perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on tuesday night.