Back Bay Amateur Astronomers

Perseids Meteor Shower (Late Evening - Early Morning)

Wednesday, August 12 - Thursday, August 13, 2026

Event

Please come out to Windsor, Virginia for the #2 Best Meteor Shower of 2026

  1. Perseids (August 13th) - with a new Moon and a steady, reliable zenith hourly rate of around 100, this year’s Perseids should be close to ideal, with the strongest action building after midnight and toward dawn.  This has an average of 100 meteors per hour.  Please put this on your calendar of things to watch!

          Parent Obj: Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle

Date: Wednesday, August 12 - Thursday, August 13, 2026

Time: 10 p.m. - 4 a.m. Eastern

Location: Heritage Park & Fairgrounds
21311 Courthouse Hwy
Windsor, VA 23487

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Heritage Park & Fairgrounds

Heritage Park & Joel C. Bradshaw Fairgrounds

21311 Courthouse Hwy
Windsor, VA 23487
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri 4/10/2026
7 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. Eastern 		Cornland Stargazing Cornland Park
2908 Benefit Rd Chesapeake, VA
Fri 4/10/2026
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern 		Chesapeake Planetarium Chesapeake Planetarium
310 Shea Drive Chesapeake, VA
Sat 4/11/2026
7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Eastern 		Skywatch Equestrian Area Northwest River Park
1569 Indian Creek Rd Chesapeake, VA
Thu 4/16/2026
- Sun 4/19/2026
2 p.m. - noon Eastern 		Spring East Coast Star Party Chippokes State Park
695 Chippokes Park Road Surry, VA