Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Thursday Night

Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight

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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