Make
sure to keep your eyes on the skies this weekend as the Perseid
meteor shower will give us another good show.
These
meteors are named for the constellation Perseus the Hero.
If
you trace the paths of the meteors backwards, they seem to be coming
from that constellation.
But
it really doesn’t matter if you know where the Perseus is or not.
The
Perseids are a dependable meteor shower.
They
shoot all across the sky – often leaving persistent trains – and
occasionally lighting things up with bright fireballs.
At
its peak, the Perseids typically produce 70 or more meteors per hour.
You
can probably see the greatest number of meteors on Saturday and
Sunday nights.
You
don’t need anything special to see the meteor shower except a
clear, open sky.
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