The year’s most prolific display of “shooting stars,” the Perseid meteor shower, will peak next week, but conditions will not be ideal. With a bright moon bringing significant natural light pollution to the sky, only a handful of the 50-75 meteors per hour are expected to be visible overnight on Aug. 12-13. Despite that, this peak night will be the best night of the year to see the Perseid meteor shower.
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