“New moon means we don't have moonlight flooding the sky, and you tend to see way more meteors as a result.”

AP News · Aug 8 · Aug 12 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower converge for rare celestial double event

“The moon is beautiful, but it's such a diva.”

AP News · Aug 8 · Aug 12 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower converge for rare celestial double event