{"id":2014,"date":"2025-07-16T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:22:08","slug":"the-perseids-are-coming-catch-them-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=2014","title":{"rendered":"The Perseids Are Coming \u2014 Catch Them Before\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-242-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41726\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perseid Meteor Shower Timing and Visibility<\/strong><br>The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most popular in the Northern Hemisphere, will peak on August 12 and 13 this year, with activity from July 17 to August 23. However, \u201cthis year\u2019s event will be disappointing\u201d because \u201conly the brightest shooting stars will be visible due to the near-full moon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact of Moonlight on Viewing<\/strong><br>Normally, the best way to watch meteors is from a dark location with little light pollution. But this year, \u201cthe light from the full Sturgeon Moon in August will bleach the night sky,\u201d especially on August 9. A \u201cwaning gibbous moon will rise a few hours before midnight on the night of the peak,\u201d shining brightly and \u201ceffectively poison[ing] the night sky,\u201d making it harder to see meteors even in dark areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Viewing Windows Around the Moon Cycle<\/strong><br>The ideal times to observe the Perseids are before and after the peak. From July 18 to July 28, the \u201cmoonlight is at its lowest,\u201d offering a dark sky window despite fewer shooting stars. A new moon on July 24 and a crescent moon setting early help. After the peak, when the moon reaches its final quarter phase on August 16, \u201cthe waning gibbous moon will start to move out of the way,\u201d allowing for some views during the declining meteor activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Perseid Meteors<\/strong><br>The Perseids are known for \u201cfast and dazzling meteors that travel at a speed of 37 miles per second (60 kilometres per second).\u201d They come from Comet 109P\/Swift-Tuttle, which leaves particles that \u201cvaporise and heat up\u201d in Earth\u2019s atmosphere, creating bright streaks of light. Despite the moonlight this year, \u201cyou will likely see one or two of the most well-known shooting stars of the year\u201d if you watch carefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perseid Meteor Shower Timing and VisibilityThe Perseid meteor shower, one of the most popular in the Northern Hemisphere, will peak on August 12 and 13 this year, with activity from July 17 to August 23. However, \u201cthis year\u2019s event will be disappointing\u201d because \u201conly the brightest shooting stars will be visible due to the near-full&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2016,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions\/2016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}