A magnificent display in the sky will take place August 10 at the peak of an all-time favorite meteor shower joined with the biggest supermoon of the year.

The Perseids meteor shower, dubbed as one of the best meteor showers that can be observed by both astronomers and stargazers, will fill the night sky with as many as 100 shooting stars per hour, NASA said.

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Between the months of July and August every year, Earth passes through the debris zone of Comet Swift Tuttle. The zone is a trail of dust and grit left behind by the Swift Tuttle's visit in the solar system.

When this debris hits the Earth's atmosphere at 140,000 mph, its specks disintegrate into flashes of light, which are commonly known as meteors.

The meteors are named Perseids because they radiate from the constellation Perseus. They can be spotted all over the sky but they will be clearly observed across the northern hemisphere, the space agency said.

On the same night, just as the Perseids meteor shower is set to peak, the moon will also become brighter.

The Supermoon will hit on Sunday. During this time, the moon can appear 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than a normal moon.

According to science blog EarthSky, the term "supermoon" originated 30 years ago from Richard Nolle. Nolle described a Supermoon as a new or full moon which happens when the moon is at or near its closest approach to Earth.

Although it is a bad news that the moon's glare may erase the black backdrop needed to see faint meteors, Perseids will still be bright enough to retain its own mark in the sky, NASA officer Bill Cooke said.

Furthermore, the next Supermoon is predicted to appear on Sept. 9 while Orionids, another meteor display, will start on October 2 until November 7 this year.

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