Perseid Meteor Shower to Light Up The Night Skies: Here’s How to Catch a Glimpse

The highest number of meteors are expected to be visible between 2AM to pre-dawn hours on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Notably, it is monsoon season in India as well as a half-moon period, both of which could impact the viewing experience. “The Perseids are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the pre-dawn hours, though at times it is possible to view meteors from this shower as early as 10 pm,” said NASA. There is going to be a live stream of the meteor shower as well that you can catch on the NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page.

Perseid meteors get its name from the point at which they appear to hail in the constellation Perseus of the northern sky. The meteor shower is said to be the leftover debris of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. It is an annual event when the Earth passes through the path of the large comet between July 17 to August 24 with the comet particles passing through the atmosphere at a velocity of 1,30,000 miles per hour or 37 miles (59 km) per second.