Clear skies for Perseid meteor shower next couple nights

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most highly anticiapted displays of shooting stars each year!

WHAT:

Every August, the shower lights up the sky with debris from the Swift-Tuttle Comet. The comet’s dust particles enter the Earth’s atmopshere at 37 miles per second. These high speeds cause the debris to burn up and create bright flashes that look like meteors or shooting stars. The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus - hence the name Perseid.

WHEN:

While shooting stars were visible over the weekend, the peak of the shower is slated for August 11-13. The best viewing usually occurs in the pre-dawn hours. We expect clear skies across the Brazos Valley, which would normally create optimal viewinf, this year though, viewing may be inhibited b