If you’re hoping to catch the peak of this year’s Perseid meteor shower, plan to head out earlier in the evening as moonlight may interfere with visibility.

The meteor shower is already active and will continue through Aug. 18, according to Evan Rich, assistant professor of practice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

It will peak on the evening of Aug. 12, when up to 100 meteors per her could be visible.

The ideal viewing time will be well after sunset, around 11 p.m., before the moon rises. Since the moon will be nearly full — just four days past its peak — it will still be quite bright on the night of the 12th.

“You probably won’t see as many meteors this year as you would in a previous year because the moon’s so bright,” Rich said. “You’re going to be missing some of those dimme

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