The Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12 and coincides with a moonset spectacle. “This year the bright, nearly-full Moon

will outshine the Perseids most of the night, but

for an hour between moonset and sunrise on

Saturday morning, star gazers could witness a

brief but beautiful meteor shower. The setting

Moon may put on a show of its own Saturday.

Wildfires and dust storms have filled parts of

our atmosphere with aerosols. A low-hanging Moon

seen through such dusty air can take on a

beautiful pink or orange hue.”