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The 2025 Perseid meteor shower will be active from July 17th to August 24th. However, visibility may be challenging this year due to the moon. There will be a full moon on Saturday, August 9th. It will appear full for several nights before and after that, which will overlap with the peak of the meteor shower. The bright moonlight will wash out many of the fainter meteors. So your best bet for viewing the Perseids is the weekend of August 16th-17th. By then, the moon will have waned, allowing for darker evening skies. Here are “10 Things to Know About the Perseid Meteor Shower” from scientificsonline.com.
- The Perseid Meteor Shower runs from July 17th – August 24th and peaks on the night of August 11th to the morning of August 12th.
- These meteors radiate from the constellation Perseus and will originate in the northeast or north.
- The Perseid Meteor Shower can produce up to 200 meteors per hour during its peak.
- The best viewing is from the Northern Hemisphere with North America, Europe and Russia having the advantage.
- Viewing tip! After finding a dark spot that’s away from city lights, give your eyes about 30-40 minutes to adjust.
- The majority of meteors will be visible after midnight and into the early morning hours.
- You’re better off without a telescope or binoculars as these will greatly reduce your field of view.
- For photography, set up your camera to take a long exposure for a duration of a few seconds to a minute.
- The Perseid Meteor Shower is the result of the Earth passing into a trail of debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle.
- If you’re lucky enough, you might be able to catch an Earth-grazer meteor. This is a long, slow, bright and colorful fireball that travels horizontally across the sky. It enters the Earth’s atmosphere and leaves again.
