Next
week's Perseid meteor shower could be
like ** other
The
Perseid meteor shower — which is expected to hit its peak during the overnight hours from August 11 to August 12 — is usually considered one of the most spectacular annual light shows of the year. This year, however, it's going to be particularly impressive.
Scientists are forecasting that the 2016
Perseid peak will feature an "outburst," with
meteor rates potentially reaching as high as 200 meteors per hour in the darkest skies above the United States, according to NASA
meteor expert Bill Cooke.*
Typically, the Perseids produce about half that number of meteors per hour during their peak.
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