How to See the 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower
Anticipation is high for this year’s sky show, which peaks over a moonless weekend with projected rates of 90 to 120 meteors an hour.
Sky-watchers around the world are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Perseid meteor shower, which will be at its best from August 12 to 13. Often one of the most impressive spectacles of its kind, the Perseid shower should be especially vivid this year because the sky will be moonless and dark during the peak.
The Perseids are actually visible from July 17 to August 24, although you’ll see only a few meteors an hour throughout most of that time period. The sky show spikes on the peak dates, with an expected average of 90 shooting stars an hour.
Last year, the glare from a gibbous moon dampened the annual spectacle. But for 2018, the dark new moon arrives on
