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Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night’s sky next week with 100 meteors every hour

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Published 01:06 3 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night’s sky next week with 100 meteors every hour

These fiery streaks will occur on August 12 and into the early hours of August 13.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

Get ready to look into the night's sky because there’s a Perseid meteor shower hitting Earth next week.

According to NASA, the Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers, and we’re expected to see up to 100 meteors an hour travelling at 59.5 km per second, or about 133,000 mph, between Saturday, August 12 and into the early hours of Sunday, August 13.

These fiery streaks will be in full swing between 10:30pm and 4:30am for your local time zone.

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So, get those telescopes out, people!

The moon will be waning crescent during these hours and won’t be shining like her usual self to give you the full effect of this spectacular shower.

Bill Cooke, lead for NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, told Business Insider: "Compared to last year when the moon was full, this year is going to be great.”

According to scientists, the best place to spot the Perseids will be the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, as per the UK's Royal Astronomical Society.

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So if you’re in this region, you might want to pull up a sleeping bag and camp under the stars for a night.

And you’re in for a treat, as NASA declares that ‘100’ shooting stars is the maximum number visible during a Perseid meteor shower, as people typically view between 50 - 75 meteors per hour.

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So, you’ll be getting the full premium service.

But these babies aren’t exactly ‘shooting stars’ but instead debris off a comet known as 109P or Comet Swift-Tuttle, which most recently hurled past Earth almost three decades ago.

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While it was last seen in 1992, during the earth’s orbit around the sun every August, our little blue planet passes through remnants of Swift-Tuttle during its 133-year-old year-long orbit around our solar system.

The next significant meteor show is on the books for October; however, the Draconids won’t be as exciting as the Perseids.

So be sure you clear your calendar.

"If you're going to watch any meteor shower this year — because it's going to be the most comfortable and there are going to be lots of fireballs — that's the one to see,” Cooke said.

"Just lie back with your eyes, and take in the sky, and you'll see Perseids and zip along the sky," he added.

Featured Image Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images. Ali Ihsan Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Topics: News, Science, NASA

Charisa Bossinakis
Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis is an Associative Journalist at LADbible. Charisa has worked across various media platforms including, print, digital, radio and podcasting while maintaining the highest regard for quality work and integrity. She also covered everything from breaking news, to pop culture, entertainment and politics and is part of the editorial team for LADbible.

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