Whereas the height of the Perseids meteor bathe — one of many brightest of the yr — could also be subsequent week, now could also be one of the best time to see the astronomical occasion, in response to The Climate Community.

Thought-about one of many strongest and brightest meteor showers, the Perseids happen from mid-July to late August because the Earth passes via a path of icy particles left behind by a comet, Climate Community meteorologist Scott Sutherland wrote on Friday.

Whereas the meteor bathe is anticipated to peak on the nights of Aug. 12 and 13, Sutherland says gentle from the nearly full moon on Aug. 11 “will nonetheless wash out all however the brightest meteors.”

“As an alternative, exit this weekend to see the meteor bathe as a result of the view will worsen and worse all through subsequent week because of the moon,” he mentioned.

The meteor bathe will get its title from the constellation Perseus that the meteors seem like falling from.

The Canadian Area Company says as many as 50 to 80 meteors can move by the night time sky per hour throughout the peak of the Perseids.

However proper now, Sutherland says the meteor bathe can produce between 20 and 30 meteors per hour.

He says, together with the total moon, synthetic gentle from streetlights, indicators and automobiles can even make it tough to see the meteor bathe.

The moon will set later every night time, which means viewers must keep up later and later to catch the moonless factors of the night as every day passes, Sutherland says.

He advises stargazers to get away from close by cities to search out one of the best viewing spots away from any gentle air pollution.

How properly you possibly can see the meteor bathe additionally will rely on whether or not the skies are clear, he says, including viewers ought to give themselves at the least 20 minutes for his or her eyes to regulate to the darkish for one of the best meteor viewing. It additionally helps to keep away from your telephone.

“As soon as you have verified you’ve clear skies and restricted your publicity to gentle air pollution, that is the place being affected person is available in,” Sutherland mentioned.

“Word that this — greater than anything — is probably going the one factor that causes probably the most disappointment on the subject of watching a meteor bathe.”