The 2026 Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of August 12–13, offering excellent viewing conditions with a new moon ensuring dark skies. Observers can expect up to 100 meteors per hour, including bright fireballs, with the best viewing hours in the early morning before dawn.
The Leonid meteor shower is a major annual event peaking mid-November (usually Nov 17-18), known for fast, bright meteors (71 km/s) and fireballs, often originating from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Best viewed after midnight towards the constellation Leo, it often features 10–50 meteors per hour, peaking every 33 years with intense "storms".