
Perseid meteor shower offers best chance to see a ‘shooting star’ in 2023
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of ‘shooting stars’ will light up the sky this August, as the Perseid meteor shower peaks in one of the most impressive displays of the year. “The Moon will be a thin crescent rising not long before twilight begins, so moonlight will not interfere, and there is a real advantage to being in a dark sky site away from the lights of towns and cities,” a spokesperson for the Royal Astronomical Society said. “Observers on the west coast of North America and the eastern Pacific Ocean are particularly well placed.” The shower is one of the highlights of the year for many sky gazers due to its high hourly rate and bright meteors, caused by the Earth slamming into the debris left behind by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle in July and August every year. Long range weather forecasts from the UK Met Office suggest clear skies will be increasingly likely as the peak of the Perseid meteor shower approaches.
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