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The Milky Way is visible in the sky, as well as some nebulae in red and over a hundred meteors. Most of them appear to come from the same point.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=4922&#038;h=5500&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 4922w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=268&#038;h=299&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 268w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=768&#038;h=858&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=916&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 916w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=1375&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1375w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=1833&#038;h=2048&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1833w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=358&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 358w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=537&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 537w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=805&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 805w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=1074&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1074w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/A_Planet_of_Meteors.jpg?w=1790&#038;h=2000&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4922px) 100vw, 4922px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Perseids over a Little Planet<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> It looks like a view from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Little_Prince\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Prince<\/a>\u2018s planet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFQUjv5sEVU\/\" rel=\"noopener\">featured image<\/a> is a throwback to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap250812.html\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Perseid meteor shower<\/a>, surrounded in this <a href=\"https:\/\/paulbourke.net\/panorama\/littleplanet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">projection<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=marHFTga9r8\" rel=\"noopener\">Bieszczady Mountains<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland\" rel=\"noopener\">Poland<\/a>. Visible in the sky is the arch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov\/science\/objects\/milkyway1.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Milky Way<\/a>, along with several <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/stories\/quick-reads\/decoding-nebulae\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nebulas<\/a> in red and over a hundred meteors pointing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radiant_(meteor_shower)\" rel=\"noopener\">radiant<\/a>. The Perseids are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/articles\/your-guide-meteor-shower\" rel=\"noopener\">easily visible<\/a> and quite popular in the Northern Hemisphere summer. (Watching meteor showers in the winter is less convenient for a <a href=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1433162653888-a571db5ccccf\" rel=\"noopener\">good reason<\/a>). This year they are expected to offer an even more dazzling spectacle than usual, because the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower\/\" rel=\"noopener\">peak<\/a> coincides with a <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap221001.html\" rel=\"noopener\">new moon<\/a>. The 2026 Perseid meteor shower will peak tonight with as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/watch-the-skies\/2026\/08\/05\/summer-star-shower-watch-the-perseids-with-nasa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">50-100 meteors per hour<\/a>, when the Earth\u2019s path crosses through debris left behind by <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/comets\/109p-swift-tuttle\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Comet Swift-Tuttle<\/a>. Typically, the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/perseids\/\" rel=\"noopener\">best times<\/a> for seeing the meteors are between midnight and pre-dawn. You won\u2019t need binoculars to <a href=\"https:\/\/mcdonaldobservatory.org\/meteor-showers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">see the meteors<\/a>, but a lawn chair and a dark sky location help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NASA Stream:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12 Total Solar Eclipse<\/a>.<br \/><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/ap260812.html\" rel=\"noopener\">pixels in space<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 12, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit &#038; Copyright:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/krakow_astrophotography\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcin Rosadzi\u0144ski<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCecilia Chirenti, Jerry Bonnell, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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