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A falling star crosses the night sky over Halle \/ Saale, eastern Germany, during the peak in … More activity of the annual Perseids meteor shower on August 13, 2015. (Credit: HENDRIK SCHMIDT\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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The annual Perseid meteor shower<\/a> is a highlight of the astronomical calendar. Its peak is still a few weeks away, but it began earlier this week \u2014 and so did a slew of poorly researched articles advising when to watch it. What almost no one else seems to realize is that this year, the normally prolific Perseids will generally disappoint because the peak rates of \u201cshooting stars\u201d on Aug. 12-13 will occur in a night sky bleached by a near-full moon.<\/p>\n Happily, all is not lost. Here\u2019s how and when to watch the Perseid meteor shower in 2025 \u2014 including what experts think is the best time to get a glimpse of it, despite the harsh sky conditions.<\/p>\n The Problem With The Perseid Meteor Shower In 2025<\/p>\n The Perseids can produce about 75 \u201cshooting stars\u201d per hour on its peak night, but only in a dark sky. This year, under clear, dark skies with a wide-open view, observers might spot far fewer. \u201cI\u2019d expect a typical person with a clear view of the full sky to be able to see somewhere in the ballpark of five to 10 meteors per hour during the night of August 12-13,\u201d said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, astronomer at Lowell Observatory<\/a> in Flagstaff, Arizona, in an email.<\/p>\n That\u2019s how huge impact of a bright gibbous moon is. It will be about 84%-lit and rise just as it starts to get dark.<\/p>\n