Night brawl: A full moon might outshine the ‘best meteor shower of the year’

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The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this week but the bright full moon might make it harder to see.

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The Perseid meteor shower usually ranks among the year's brightest and most visible meteor showers, but this summer, it may have to compete for viewers with a rare full moon.

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The Perseids are anticipated to peak this Friday and Saturday, according to NASA. Viewers can anticipate seeing between 50 and 100 shooting stars per hour at its peak.

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The Perseid meteor shower, which NASA described as "the finest meteor shower of the year," peaks this year in mid-August, according to a blog post.

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NASA wrote in another post on the event, "With rapid and dazzling meteors

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Perseids frequently leave extended 'wakes' of light and colour behind them as they dash through Earth's atmosphere.

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With between 50 and 100 meteors visible every hour, the Perseids are one of the most frequent showers.

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They take place during warm summer nights, making it comfortable for sky watchers to observe them.

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There is only one difficulty, though. The full moon on Thursday poses a threat to diminish the significance of the occasion.

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Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society noted that despite the full moon coming at the same time

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the Perseid is anticipated to be in full flow and the spectacle will be worth watching for in an interview with Minneapolis NBC station KING.

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