Qatar may see up to 100 shooting stars per hour with Perseids Meteor Shower peaking on 12
The Perseids Meteor Shower is highly anticipated, with 50 to 100 meteors visible per hour, and is best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also famous for fireballs, which are bigger bursts of light and color that last longer than typical meteor streaks.
Viewers are advised to observe the shower from midnight to dawn local time, the best time being between 2 and 3 am. However, as the shower occurs just three days after a full moon, the moonlight may affect the brightness and visibility.
The Perseids are an annual meteor shower caused by Earth passing through debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last came near Earth in 1992.
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