The Perseid meteor shower will hit its spectacular peak over Wyoming’s night skies on Tuesday, a chance to witness the annual summer astronomical phenomenon. And Wyoming is a great place to watch the shooting stars and fireballs

The shower originates from the 16-mile-wide Comet Swift–Tuttle, which orbits the sun every 133 years. While the Perseid shower is normally visible in some capacity between mid-July and September, it will reach peak intensity in the early morning hours of Aug. 12 and 13.

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Max Gilbraith, planetarium coordinator at the University of Wyoming, said the spectacle is a must-see because of itspotential for bursts of fireballs that can create “once-in-a-lifetime” sights.

“Sometimes you can get a rapid-fire amount of meteors, you can get fireballs that brea

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