Summary
The annual Perseid meteor shower, which will bombard Earth the night of Aug. 12-13, may be one of the most spectacular in years.
Patrick Wiggins, NASA solar system ambassador to Utah, pointed out that the shower's peak will coincide with the new moon, when no moonlight is present. Light pollution of any kind, even from the moon, tends to wash out the dimmer meteors.See the full content of this document
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Meteor Shower May Be Truly Stellar
"Anytime that you want to see the maximum number of meteors, you want to h...
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