Meteor Shower

The Perseid Meteor Shower is here, but if you want to see the peak of the “best meteor shower of the year” you’ll have to wait for a few more days in Northeast Tennessee.The shower peaks between August 11-13. The shower provides 50-100 meteors an hour for skywatchers to see, according to NASA.The event comes from the Earth travels through the dust and debris from comet 109P/Swift-Turtle. That dust and debris burning up in Earth’s atmosphere create the meteor shower. Those particles become the streaks of light visible in the sky when they collide with the atmosphere.The meteor shower isn’t the only reason to keep your eyes on the night sky. This month’s full moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, will be visible on August 22.