{"id":402550,"date":"2026-08-10T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/402550\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:00:16","slug":"perseid-meteor-shower-2026-where-to-watch-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/402550\/","title":{"rendered":"Perseid meteor shower 2026: Where to watch in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time is ticking\u00a0before San Antonians can catch what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/watch-the-skies\/2026\/08\/05\/summer-star-shower-watch-the-perseids-with-nasa\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">NASA <\/a>scientists consider one of\u00a0the brightest meteor showers of the year. Here&#8217;s what to know as the event arrives this week.<\/p>\n<p>Skygazers can look forward to the Perseid meteor shower peaking on the night of Wednesday, August 12, and into the early morning of Thursday, August 13, according to NASA.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers consider it one of the better experiences to watch because &#8220;they are reliably active&#8221; and produce an exceptionally bright display, with meteors leaving glowing trails as they pass. The showers occur annually and always in the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>The latter two events will occur closest to San Antonio and are roughly an hour and a half away from the city. All are free once the park entrance fee is paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best way to watch the Perseid meteor shower is to find a location with dark skies, give your eyes 20 to 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness, and simply look up,&#8221; NASA recommends on its site. &#8220;Then sit back, be patient, and enjoy one of the year\u2019s premier celestial shows.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nWhere does the Perseid meteor shower get its name\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>The shower is <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/perseids\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">named after<\/a> the constellation Perseus, which is visible in the northern sky. According to NASA&#8217;s website, observations of the Perseids date back more than 2000 years.<\/p>\n<p>Greek mythology considers Perseus &#8220;the warrior who slayed Medusa and rescued Princess Andromeda, whose namesake constellation shares the sky nearby,&#8221; researchers say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Folks do not need to look for Perseus to see shooting stars. They can appear anywhere overhead when the shower is active.<\/p>\n<p>Perseid meteor shower viewing map<\/p>\n<p>The Perseid meteor shower can be observed with the naked eye; no special equipment is needed. However, the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/astronomy\/meteor-shower\/perseid.html\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Time and Date has an interactive map<\/a> where you can enter your city to see what time the Perseids are expected to become active.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The time is ticking\u00a0before San Antonians can catch what NASA scientists consider one of\u00a0the brightest meteor showers of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[847,820,3091,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-402550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysanews","tag-mysastaff","tag-mysawx","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}