Meteor Shower Event Coming Up

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The Perseids will put on their annual show this year, peaking on August 11th at 2 AM.  These occur every year starting in late July and going through August and typically produce 50-60 meteors per hour at the peak.  They are seen in the northeastern part of the sky.It will be a great time to view them this year due to the moon being in a waning crescent phase so it won't be a nuisance in trying to view them.  The only thing to worry about is cloud cover which right now is looking to be an issue. Hopefully the weather changes between now and then  but a large weather system is expected to move up the eastern coast which could ruin the event for our area.