Viewing the 2016 Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseids are active from July 13th through August 26th. Maximum activity is predicted to occur on the morning of August 12th, when rates in excess of 1 per minute may be seen from dark sky sites. On the morning of maximum the waxing gibbous moon will set between midnight and 0100 local summer time as seen from mid-northern latitudes. This will free up the prime observing hours from interfering moonlight.

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