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5 stargazing spots around Chattanooga to view the Perseid meteor shower this weekend

In this 30 second cameras exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
In this 30 second cameras exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) In this 30 second cameras exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

By Staff Report 4 min read

The Northern Hemisphere is about to get the best meteor shower of the year this weekend.

In areas of low light pollution, Chattanoogans will be able to view the Perseid meteor shower Friday and Saturday. While the Perseid meteor shower occurs every year from about July 23 to August 22, the peak times to see it with the naked eye are midnight August 11 to dawn August 13, according to Almanac.com.

With swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long “wakes” of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth’s atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour, NASA states.

And the best time to view them? Perseids are best viewed in the pre-dawn hours, although NASA states it is possible to view meteors from this shower as early as 10 p.m.

The last Supermoon of the year will also occur Thursday night around 9:30 p.m. and will be viewable from pretty much anywhere.