From any vantage point in the world, you might see more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the best viewing time, when the moon's glare will be weakest—late Tuesday night and into the wee hours of Wednesday, local cloud and lighting conditions permitting.
The highest concentration of Perseid meteors hitting Earth's atmosphere will occur during Wednesday afternoon, when they'll be largely invisible.
Perseid meteor shower visible tonight
Posted on Tuesday, August 11 2009 @ 16:19 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckStargazers all over the world can look forward to the Perseid meteor shower tonight. National Geographic reports over 80 meteors an hour may be visible tonight, depending on local cloud and lighting conditions.
