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Why Friday May See The Perseid Meteor Shower At Its Best
PHILIPPINE SKIES, AUG 12 – Moonlight at 84% brightness will reduce visibility during the Perseid peak, which can produce around 150 meteors per hour according to PAGASA.
- The Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach its highest activity overnight between August 12 and 13, illuminating skies worldwide with bright streaks from comet Swift-Tuttle’s debris.
- This event occurs as Earth passes through a persistent space cloud left by Comet Swift-Tuttle each August, producing meteors on collision.
- Meteoroids, typically no bigger than grains of sand, enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds around 36 miles per second, producing bright streaks of light mainly visible in the Northern Hemisphere just before dawn.
- An 84%-lit waning gibbous moon may obscure faint meteors, but viewers can still see up to 75 meteors per hour by avoiding moonlight, as experts advise patience and dark skies.
- The shower will continue till August 24, offering further viewing opportunities as moonlight wanes and sky conditions improve for casual and dedicated stargazers.
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