When and Where to View the Perseids Meteor Shower
Check out our tips and suggestions for where and when to view the Perseids this weekend in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
With the weather forecast to be clear before dawn on Sunday, you may have the opportunity to witness the Perseids meteor shower (so-called because the Perseids—debris from an old comet—seem to emanate from the constellation Perseus). Head to an open location, such as a park or open field, as far from artificial light as possible in order to see the Perseids meteor shower at its peak. The Perseids are a meteor shower visible when the Earth passes through the tail of the Swift-Tuttle comet, which orbits once every 133 years, according to NASA. "Every year in early August, Earth passes through the comet Swift-Tuttle's orbit and sweeps up some of this debris. As the tiny rocks encounter the thin upper atmosphere of the Earth, the air is …
