The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, but a waning gibbous moon will make only bright “shooting stars” visible.

The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.

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