SKYWATCHERS IN THE PRESCOTT AREA WILL BE TREATED TO THE BEST METEOR SHOWER OF THE YEAR WHEN THE PERSEID (PURR-SEE-ED) METEOR SHOWER PEAKS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

THE PERSEIDS USUALLY PUT ON A GOOD SHOW AND THIS YEAR YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE DOZENS OF METEORS PER HOUR IF VIEWING AT A DARK SITE. THE 2023 PERSEIDS PEAK RIGHT BEFORE A NEW MOON, MEANING THE SKIES WILL BE PARTICULARLY DARK, WHICH IS IDEAL FOR VIEWING.

LIKE MOST METEOR SHOWERS, THE PERSEIDS ARE CAUSED BY THE DEBRIS OF A COMET THAT ONCE CROSSED EARTH'S PATH. METEORS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS SHOOTING STARS, BUT THEY AREN'T ACTUALLY STARS AT ALL. METEORS ARE STREAKS OF LIGHT IN THE SKY CAUSED BY DUST AND SMALL ROCKS BURNING UP AS THEY HIT EARTH'S UPPER ATMOSPHERE AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS.

SO GET TO A DARK PLACE, HAVE A COMFORTABLE CHAIR TO LEAN BACK ON, LOOK UP TO THE NORTH AND EAST IN THE SKY, AND ENJOY THE SHOW!