{"id":2056,"date":"2026-08-11T15:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:14:54","slug":"perseids-meteor-shower-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/2026\/08\/11\/perseids-meteor-shower-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Perseids meteor shower 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Perseids are among the most popular meteor showers, known for their frequency and brightness. Occurring annually in mid-August, these meteors originate from debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Under ideal conditions, far from light pollution, it is possible to see between 60 and 100 meteors per hour!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet.webp\" alt=\"illustration of a cute comet \" class=\"wp-image-2060\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/comet-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If you are in Portugal, the Perseids will peak on the night of August 12th &#8211; 13th. No special equipment is needed to enjoy this spectacle, all you need is a clear view of the sky. Find a spot away from city lights and prepare to wait a few hours. Stay comfortable and dress warmly against the cold, as the main show takes place around 3:00 AM.<\/p>\n<div class=\"remoji_bar\"><div class=\"remoji_add_container\" data-remoji-id=\"2056\" data-remoji-type=\"post\"><div class=\"remoji_add_icon\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"remoji_error_bar\" data-remoji-id=\"2056\" data-remoji-type=\"post\" style=\"display: none;\">Error happened.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Perseids are among the most popular meteor showers, known for their frequency and brightness. Occurring annually in mid-August, these meteors originate from debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Under ideal conditions, far from light pollution, it is possible to see between 60 and 100 meteors per hour! If you are in Portugal, the Perseids [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astro-events","category-new-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2056"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2056\/revisions\/2065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderbee.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}