(WBAP/KLIF News) Tonight will be the end of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this year. The streaming meteors have been turning heads upward for more than three weeks so far this summer. Nasa research scientist Noah Petro says Perseid is the interaction of the Earth’s atmosphere with the dust trail left by the Swift-Tuttle comet. While the Perseid shower happens every summer, this year is particularly spectacular because Jupiter’s gravity is pulling the tail of the comet closer to the Earth, making the meteors brighter and closer to us. In ideal conditions, with no city lights or sky obstructions, you can see as many as 200 meteors an hour. The shower comes to an end next weekend.
