Shooting Star Display: How and When to Take In the 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower

Canadians are in for another spectacular sky show this August as the Perseid meteor shower takes over the skies. The best time to see the meteors will be Aug. 11 and 12, though they will be present from late July to mid-August, according to Western University physics and astronomy professor Peter Brown. Here are some other tips to get the most out of the meteor sky show. What Is the Perseid Meteor Shower? Meteor showers are created when small particles, about one millimetre in size, enter the earth’s atmosphere and burn up, Brown says on the Western University website. When these meteors enter the atmosphere, they are travelling at 60 kilometres per second and burn up as they collide with molecules....