Overview
- Peak activity is expected from Saturday night into early Sunday, with the strongest rates near 08:00 UTC (3 a.m. EST and roughly 2–4 a.m. IST), though meteors will be visible from late evening through pre-dawn.
- A thin waning crescent Moon, about 25–26% illuminated, rises near 3 a.m. local time in many places, preserving darker skies during the most productive hours.
- Under ideal dark-sky conditions, observers could see roughly 120–150 meteors per hour at the peak, with lower counts likely in light-polluted or cloudy areas.
- NASA advises starting around 9–10 p.m. local time from a dark location, lying back to take in a wide view, and allowing about 30 minutes for eyes to adjust.
- For those unable to watch in person, the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy, led by Gianluca Masi, will stream the shower live, with additional feeds likely from NASA and the International Meteor Organization.