If the sky is clear, this should be a great year. Earth is passing through a more dense region of debris and it aligns with the new moon. I live in the Colorado Rockies with no lights from a city to mess up the view.
I forgot to mention that between midnight and sunrise is the best viewing time. This time is when the side of earth is on the side in the direction that Earth is travelling so more chances to have impacts with meteorites.
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Triffids. Just sayin’.
Me and the wife are going to a meadow in the RMNP tonight to try and catch some of it.
Thanks to Ahole Brown and all the smoke blowing in from the Big Craphole on the west coast we won’t be able to see jack in Salt Lake City. Thanks envirowackos!
Live in rural western Nevada. A good place to view this except for all the smoke that California is exporting into the area.:(
I don’t know that our skies are clear enough, but I’ll be watching nonetheless. Prime viewing time is tomorrow night (Sunday).
From Smithsonian Magazine...
Why This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Promises to Be Especially Dazzling
Thanks to the moon’s conspicuous absence, those looking up at peak viewing hours will see 60-70 shooting stars every hour