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How to see one of the most popular meteor showers of the year

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How to see one of the most popular meteor showers of the year

In the Perseid meteor shower, which gets underway this weekend in Youngstown, Ohio, we get to look up into the sky each night and try to catch a few shooting stars or meteors.

The meteor shower lasts for approximately a month and a half, one of the most popular meteor showers of the year. If conditions are right, it can produce a spectacular show in August.

Perseid meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through a trail of dust, ice, rock, and organic material left behind by Swift-Tuttle.

As the comet orbits the sun, it leaves behind a trail of debris. We get to enjoy the meteor shower each summer when we orbit into the tail of the planet every year. As debris enters the Earth's atmosphere, it burns, creating the Perseid meteor shower.

Earth passes by the Swift-Tuttle comet only every 133 years. The last time it passed was in 1992, so it will be a long time before it passes again.

Showers start on July 14 and end on September 1. Peaks will occur between August 11 and 13. If you want to see them, you should go early in the morning. There is a reason why this year's shower is limited by the Moon

The moonlight plays an important role in seeing the Perseid shower. Without a bright moon, the shower can produce 150 to 200 meteors an hour. A normal year produces around 100 meteors per hour at a peak when the moon is bright and full.

Unfortunately, this year's full moon will coincide with the peak of the shower on August 11, which will limit the spectacular show the shower could offer.

It is possible to see between 50 and 75 meteors per hour during the peak of the meteor shower if conditions are right.

Our journey through the Swift-Tuttle dust trail will give us plenty of chances to see the shower for a month and a half after we pass through it.

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