A Perseid meteor shower seen over Corfe Castle, UK, in 2016. Dan Kitwood via Getty Images
It’s time to start meteor spotting right now—even though peak shooting-star season is technically still weeks away.
The moon will loom large when the year’s grandest meteor shower, the Perseids, climaxes next month, so astronomers say its best to catch their entrance before moonlight drowns out the show.
