This year’s Perseids meteor shower will share the August sky with the full moon, which will reduce the number of visible meteors due to its brightness.
A press release by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation notes that when Perseids peak there will be a full moon in the sky on August 11 that will affect visibility, as the moon’s brightness will only allow the brightest Perseids to be observed.
This means, CSEO adds, that instead of the expected 100 or so meteors per hour, their number will drop significantly, to around 25-50 per hour.
On the occasion of the two astronomical phenomena on August 11, the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation, in collaboration with Riverland Bio Farm, is organising a night excursion to the village of Kampia to observe the Perseids, as well as the moon with a telescope.
Source: Cyprus News Agency