Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Thursday Night
The annual Perseid meteor shower is taking place right now with the peak coming Thursday night/Friday morning. Additional elevated meteor activity is possible Friday night/Saturday morning.
Scientists expect this to be a possible meteor outburst event with 200 meteors per hour under optimal conditions. The last Perseid outburst occurred back in 2009. The meteors are a result of Earth’s annual collision with debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle.
Best viewing will occur between midnight and dawn in a dark spot away from city lights. While patches of clearing are possible both Friday night and Saturday night across northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, WCBI First Alert Meteorologists expect a fair amount of cloud cover overall along with a few passing showers.
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