Perseid Shower

Tonight before dawn, or tomorrow night before dawn, take a moment to go outside and see if you can see the grains of sand impact our atmosphere at 37 miles per second. Flash! Look toward the Perseid constellation , or north.

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The radiant as actually on a line between the constellations of Perseus and Cassiopeia (which looks like a big W or M). During the night, the radiant will slowly move from the northeast to almost straight overhead. Best viewing will be about 4am, and a new moon will make the sky darker than usual. In areas relatively free from light pollution, expect rates of 60-100 per hour between 3am and sunrise.

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