
Mandatory credit: NASA TV
Live with coverage of the spectacular Perseids meteor shower on Wednesday, August 12 (GMT Thursday, August 13).
The livestream features telescope views and expert commentary as meteors streak across the night sky, with up to 50–100 per hour under ideal conditions.
The Perseids occur as Earth passes through debris from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
The new moon is expected to improve visibility of one of the oldest known meteor showers, with observations dating back more than 2,000 years.