✦ Perseids from Dublin
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Dublin around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Dublin the radiant in Perseus climbs to 57° above the north-east horizon around 03:15. Local best viewing window: 23:45–03:15 IST on the peak night, about 3.5 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 126 meteors an hour from Dublin under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: mostly clouded over — breaks will be brief.
2026 Conditions in Dublin
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~126
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
23:45 — 03:15
IST · radiant 57° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Dublin
How to Watch from Dublin
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north-east — Perseus reaches 57° at 03:15 IST, its highest while the sky is still dark