dark sky and the radiant at the zenith). Although the Perseids occur annually, there's already anticipation for a potential Perseid meteor storm in 2028, so be sure to mark your calendars!

The Perseids, named for the constellation Perseus (the point in the sky from which the meteors appear to come, called the ...

First, and most important, the trail must appear to be coming from the Perseid meteor shower radiant. If you’re not sure where this is but can recognise the ‘W’ shaped constellation of ...

Look up into the night sky and find what experts call "the radiant" — the point where the Perseids appear most frequently. In ...

The radiant is Perseus, which rises out of the northeastern sky relatively early in the evening and stays up all night. The only downside is that the moon will be almost full during Perseids' peak ...

Crucially, as well as it being as dark a night sky as possible, at that time the radiant point of the Perseids—the constellation of Perseus—will be highest in the night sky. You don’t need ...

You can look anywhere in the night sky. Perseids will appear to come from the northeast—where the radiant constellation, Perseus (hence their name), will be rising after dark—but that's not ...