What time tonight is da meteor shower pacific time?

According to NASA, August's Perseid meteor shower peaks just after midnight on a moonless mid-August night. A good number of meteors should be visible near Perseus every night from late July through August 24.

The best meteor watching hour is 4 a.m. Eastern or 1 a.m. Pacific time. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers (50-100 meteors seen per hour) and occurs with warm summer nighttime weather, allowing sky watchers to easily view the shower.

The next meteor shower will be the Orionids, which peak during mid-October each year, are considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year. They are viewable in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres during the hours after midnight.

You want to see as many meteors as possible? Check out some tips for meteor-watchers at Earthsky.org.

Tags: meteormeteor shower 

Monday, August 17 2015