Meteor shower

The ideal time to catch a glimpse of the meteor shower is just after midnight when the sky will be at its darkest.

They occur with warm summer night-time weather allowing sky watchers to comfortably view them.” Where can you see the Perseid Meteor shower in the UK? The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak between Friday 12th August and Saturday 13th August. What is the Perseid meteor shower? Taking place in July and August every year, the meteor shower offers up to 50 or 100 meteors every hour. The Perseid meteor shower will be lighting up the night’s sky in the UK this weekend.

The meteors seem to originate from the Perseus constellation. A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, ...

The shower is considered one of the best of the year because it produces bright meteors and is one of the most active. The annual shower is considered one of the highlights of the astronomical year for stargazers. The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night skies above the UK this weekend.

Meteor showers are clouds of debris left when comets zoom past Earth on their way around the sun. The Perseids come from the comet Swift-Tuttle, which was last ...

But this one is special because the Perseids are pretty consistent from year to year. I usually get a really good shot and that's why people are really excited about this.” Local photographer, Dylan Kaniski is gearing up for some sleepless nights to ensure the perfect shot.

This weekend is the peak of Perseid's meteor shower, one of the best-known and largest celestial events that can be seen from Earth.

He also suggests putting the phone away, because the bright light will cause your eyes to need time to adjust to the dark sky and some of the dimmer shooting stars may be missed. "Each meteor shower over the course of the year has its own source objects, most of them are comets and we know that when we get close to the comet's orbit in our orbit, we'll see this meteor shower. When we're looking at the sky, it seems that the meteors from the Perseid meteor shower will come from the constellation Perseus, which is rising in the northeastern part of the sky at this time of year. Now, that doesn't always mean that you will see all of those things hitting the Earth, and the timing might happen during the day for you. The best time to see any meteor shower is between midnight and dawn. When the full moon is up, it makes it hard to see some of those fainter meteors that you would see."

Tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower peak is going to be all but totally overwhelmed by the Sturgeon Moon supermoon.

As a result, unfortunately, this will not be the best year to photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower. This year, this event has some overwhelming celestial competition: a Sturgeon Moon. A Sturgeon Moon refers to a supermoon, the name for when the Moon is full while also being at the closest point to Earth in its orbit. This peak time means that, typically, upwards of 100 “shooting stars” will be visible per hour.

Getting a good shot is tricky so here are some tips to capture a picture of the Perseid meteor shower at its peak in August.

You want the stars to be sharp and the meteorites to look like streams of light.” “Once you get over 30 seconds you’ll get movement in the normal stars and you don’t want that – you’ll have lines everywhere. “You have to have all of those three, otherwise it won’t work.”

The light from a nearly-full Moon will make viewing more of a challenge tonight, but you still won't want to miss out on the peak of the Perseids!

Also, if the Moon is up, turn your back to it, keeping it out of your field of view. Here, the key is to limit the amount of direct light in your field of view. To get the most out of the show, give your eyes at least 20 minutes to adjust to the dark. Also, keeping the Moon out of your direct line of sight will reduce its impact on your night vision and allow you to spot more meteors. Your best bet is to get out of the city. The Moon, maybe a planet or two, plus a few bright stars such as Vega, Betelgeuse and Procyon? If that's it, your area has too much light pollution to get the most out of a meteor shower. The best viewing is during a Crescent or New Moon. The worst is when the Moon is full. These can shine so intensely as to rival the brightest objects in the sky and can be seen from hundreds of kilometres away. Sometimes, depending on what the meteoroid is made of or what part of the atmosphere it flashes through, the meteor flash can also show up in different colours. This stream is the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. To be even more specific, look up at the sky between moonset and dawn to see the most meteors of the night." Better still, this meteor shower is well known for producing the most fireballs of any of the annual meteor showers.

Meteor showers are clouds of debris left when comets zoom past Earth on their way around the sun. The Perseids come from the comet Swift-Tuttle, which was last ...

But this one is special because the Perseids are pretty consistent from year to year. I usually get a really good shot and that's why people are really excited about this.” Local photographer, Dylan Kaniski is gearing up for some sleepless nights to ensure the perfect shot.

This weekend is the peak of Perseid's meteor shower, one of the best-known and largest celestial events that can be seen from Earth.

He also suggests putting the phone away, because the bright light will cause your eyes to need time to adjust to the dark sky and some of the dimmer shooting stars may be missed. "Each meteor shower over the course of the year has its own source objects, most of them are comets and we know that when we get close to the comet's orbit in our orbit, we'll see this meteor shower. When we're looking at the sky, it seems that the meteors from the Perseid meteor shower will come from the constellation Perseus, which is rising in the northeastern part of the sky at this time of year. Now, that doesn't always mean that you will see all of those things hitting the Earth, and the timing might happen during the day for you. The best time to see any meteor shower is between midnight and dawn. When the full moon is up, it makes it hard to see some of those fainter meteors that you would see."