If you love watching the night sky and observing the stars then a beautiful spectacle of meteor showers will grace the skies soon. Perseid Meteor Shower, one of the most popular astronomical events will occur on the nights of August 11and 13 this year. The peak of the showers can be seen on the night of 12th and 13th August. Emerging from the comet of Swift-Tuttle, the Perseid meteor showers see a fiesta of shooting stars falling back to back in minutes. We tell you where and how to watch this beautiful spectacle. One can also watch the live streaming of the meteor shower which is held by several observatories and space study channels. We give you all the details of when, how and where to watch the live streaming of Perseid meteor shower 2019. Perseid meteor shower: Here’s All About the Most Popular Celestial Event of the Year.

The Perseid meteor shower is a result of debris particles of the Swift-Tuttle comet which flare-up in the atmosphere of the Earth, giving an illusion of falling stars. It gets its name because the lights come from the direction of the constellation Perseus. Thus its called the Perseid meteor shower. It starts kicking from mid-July and is active through August but the peak point will be between August 11 and August 13 this year. According to the American Meteor Society, "Normal rates seen from rural locations range from 50-75 shower members per hour at maximum."

Live Streaming of Perseid meteor shower 2019

There are several channels which hold live streaming of important astronomical events throughout the year. The Perseid meteor shower will also be live-streamed and one can enjoy it from the comfort of their homes without worrying about the cloud conditions. World's First Artificial Meteor Shower in 2020? Test Rocket Shot Into Space by Tokyo Based Startup.

NASA's Meteor Watch Facebook page will start a live camera feed from Alabama around 12 am. UTC on Aug. 12. You can tune into their page on August 12 to check the exact time. The Virtual Telescope Project in Europe will also hold a live feed which will give one a very own astronomical experience. The live streaming will start from 22.00 UTC.

The best place to observe a meteor shower is to get away from the city, with not much light pollution around. Dark skies will definitely get one a better view of the falling stars. But in case, the sky gets cloudy or do you cannot escape the city, you can always tune into the live streaming to get a glimpse of the best meteor show.

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