The result is the Perseid meteor shower, the year’s best in the northern hemisphere, for which we’re promised an hourly rate of 110 “shooting stars” per hour. MORE FROM FORBES This Year's Perseid Meteor Shower Will Be The Brightest For Years. You won’t see 110 Perseid ‘shooting stars’ per hourThose who pedal the myth that 110 shooting stars will be visible during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower are misunderstanding the quoted ‘zenith hourly rate’ (ZHR). MORE FROM FORBES 12 Dark Places To Go Stargazing This August To See The Perseid Meteor Shower And The Milky Way4. So start looking a night or two before the peak night, and if you don’t succeed on peak night then continue looking for the next few nights.

Source: Forbes August 10, 2021 01:52 UTC