The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a display of shooting stars in the pre-dawn hours on Friday the 12th. This year viewers will have to contend with a full moon. However, I personally believe that too much emphasis is put on this fact. Perseid is the strongest annual meteor shower we have. Meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, and so long as you're not looking towards the moon the chances of seeing a Perseid meteor should still be high. Also, the moon sets at around 4 am. But even when it's low on the horizon it should be out of the way enough to allow us to see meteors.
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Where to look
Perseid meteors emanate from the constellation Perseus, which rises above the horizon in late evening
this time of year (shown on this map) and is high overhead during the predawn hours. The meteors
can began anywhere in the sky, but a line along their path will trace back to Perseus.
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