Perseids meteor shower 2020: How to watch in Australia – Townsville Bulletin

A month long meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday night with debris from a comet thousands of years old to shoot across the sky in the early hours of Thursday morning.The Perseids meteor shower is an annual event that begins around mid-July, but the peak of the cycle, where you’re most likely to be able to see what you came for, is due for August 12 and 13 this year in our part of the world.
Viewing is best in the northern hemisphere but in Australia if the conditions are right you should …

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