The Perseid meteor shower
Every year Earth passes through the orbital path of the comet Swift-Tuttle. Debris from the comet is littered along this path and as Earth goes through it the debris falls to the earth, which is seen to us as a barrage of shooting stars or a meteor shower. It is known as the Perseid meteor shower as it appears to originate from the same point in the sky as the constellation of Perseus.
The shower is visible from mid-July to late August with a peak normally between the 11-13 August. While rates of shooting stars are a steady low for a lot of the period, during the peak you can expect to see up to 100 meteors an hour in the night sky!
The spectacle is best seen in the Northern hemisphere, somewhere away from light pollution.
To watch it you should pick a clear night and lie on your back looking straight up, giving your eyes 30minutes or so to adjust to the darkness.
Have you seen any shooting stars during the Perseid meteor shower? Leave a comment below if so.
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