Passing Through the Perseids

Expect a better than average light show this year

Lord, thy sea is so vast and my boat is so small

This year, I will be prepared, situated in the best physical space in my life to experience the passing of the Swift-Tuttle comet debris trail through Earth’s orbit—otherwise known as the Perseid meteor shower.

My place is ready in the Cathedral Made Without Hands for total-immersion baptism in the cosmos.

It is already happening, but the light show peaks around August 11-13, with the maximum meteors per hour more numerous than most years:

This year, the peak will be more spectacular than usual, reaching 200 meteors an hour, because of the effect of Jupiter's gravity on the debris trail. That meteor increase, called an outburst, is irregular — researchers have only been able to predict their timing since the late 1990s, NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com

If you really want to fine tune for the absolute best viewing, on August 12 the moon will set around 1:00a.m. Sunrise begins around 4:30. So that will be the window of max darkness on the evening of peak meteors. Want me to give you a wake-up call? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Find out more about the best meteor shower of the year from wherever you are:

Perseid meteor shower 2020: When, where & how to see it | Space