Blame it on the moon. This year’s Perseids meteors won’t be as visible at their peak

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Meteors from the Perseids Meteor Shower streak across a partly cloudy sky above Inyo National Forest in Bishop, California, in 2024. (Preston Dyches | NASA)The annual Perseids meteor shower will reach its peak next week. A full moon is also expected during the peak — Aug. 12 into the 13th — and will likely wash out the view. Best viewing conditionsThis year, the Perseids began on July 17, and it will be visible until Aug. 23, NASA says. The Perseids meteors originate from the Swift-Tuttle comet, which has a nucleus of about 16 miles wide, and takes more than 130 years to circle the Sun.