StarGazers are for a shimmering show tonight as the annual Perseid meteor shower is ready to reach its peak.
NASA says the fireball shower began last month and the astronomical event is expected to remain at a peak on Tuesday and Wednesday before ending August 23.
The space agency says that purseids are best seen in the northern hemisphere during earlier hours, but sometimes it is possible
NASA says that about 50 to 100 meteors per hour are seen during the shower, with a meteor shooting in the sky in about 59 kilometers per second.
The US Space Agency says that every pursey meteor is a small piece of 26 km wide Swift-tatal, which rotates near the sun every 133 years.
NASA says that the meteor comes after a shower when the earth passes through the debris of the comet, allowing the meteors to hit our atmosphere and create stars.
The best time to see a meteor shower is in the early hours when the moon is less in the sky.
Competitive sources of light – such as a bright moon or artificial glow – are the main obstacles for the obvious view of the meteor. Cloudless nights when the moon is the youngest, there are opportunities to see optimal.
And not above, not below. If you are not checking your phone then your eyes will be better customized to spot shooting stars.
With files from Associated Press
