When to Watch for Perseid Star Show
How do you watch a meteor shower? Step one: Find yourself a clear, dark sky. Two, pour a cool summer beverage. Three, find a lawn chair, sit and drink aforementioned beverage.
Finally, look up.
We get not only fireworks on the Fourth of July but also nature’s fireworks in mid-August. You can check out the Perseid - pronounced “PURR-see-id” - meteor shower Saturday night. This shower appears to emanate from the Perseus constellation, hence the name.
Although the Perseids loiter in our heavens from July 25 through Aug. 20, these shooting stars peak this weekend. You can start looking up late Saturday night. If you are lucky, you’ll observe a handful of meteors dart across the cosmos.
You’ll probably see more after midnight, in the wee hours of Sunday morning.