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Perseid Meteor Shower August 2010 Tonight: Most Visible in Northern Hemisphere – After the beautiful aurora borealis caused by the solar flare which some of us witnessed last week, the sky will once again light up because of a meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle known as Perseid Meteor Shower. According to Space.com, the best window of opportunity to see the shower will be the late-night hours of Wednesday on through the first light of dawn on the morning of Thursday, and then again during the late-night hours of Aug. 12, 2010 into the predawn hours of Aug. 13, 2010 They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseid Meteors are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. Aside from the given time frame above where these meteor shower can be best viewed, astronomers say that the best time to witness is at 2am after midnight your local time. what time is the meteor shower august 2010 2010 8 13