On Monday and Tuesday nights this week, one of the spectacles to behold in Metro Vancouver is the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Taking place annually, this year's Perseid meteor shower is reportedly an event that could bring as many as 100 fire balls per hour. The meteor shower on Aug. 12 and 13 will reach its peak overnight Tuesday, on a "moonless night" which means the moon will be all but invisible.
Not only will the Perseids meteor shower be the brightest shower this year, but it's reportedly going to be predominantly stellar, according to NASA, which also advised that "if you see one meteor shower this year, make it August's Perseids."
The Perseids meteor shower this year has the potential of becoming one of the best shows in years as it will be coinciding with a new moon, a first since 2007. Since no moon will be outshining the meteor shower potentially stealing the spotlight, the new moon will help in lowering lights further thus making the meteors even more visible.
The weather is also reported to be in cooperation with clear skies and warm temperatures said in the forecast.
If indeed no clouds appear and obscure the night sky, the Perseids meteor shower will be much more enjoyable and easy to see. The fast and bright meteors will be leaving trains of light across the sky.
The meteors will reportedly be showering until August 24, although its peak will occur overnight from August 11 to 13. Reports say that this is the time frame when Earth will be fleeting by the Swift-Tuttle Comet's debris trail.
1992 was the latest time that the comet passed by our planet, according to The Sacramento Bee.
As Earth goes through the comet's dust shower, its particles will collide with the our planet's atmosphere, thus burning up and creating the Perseids meteor shower that comes in flashes of light visible across the Northern Hemisphere skies, according to CBC News.
The best way to see the Perseids meteor shower - through the naked eye, reported CTV News Montreal.
