GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The annual Perseid meteor shower has been ongoing for the past few weeks, and the peak will arrive early in the morning on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
Unfortunately, the peak of the meteor showers will have to compete with the bright light of a nearly full moon this year. The moon won’t officially be full until Aug. 15, but it will still be around 95 percent illuminated on Aug. 13. The lunar glare will make it more difficult to spot the meteors.
It won’t be a bad idea to check out the meteor showers over the next several days even though the Perseids won’t technically be at their peak.
Moonset will come fairly early, with the moon setting around 2:15 a.m. on the Aug. 10, 3 a.m. on Aug. 11, and 3:50 a.m. on Aug. 12.
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