Perseids

The Perseids are one of the most visible meteor showers.

One of the best meteor showers, the Perseids, happens in August.

With August's Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year.

The Perseids are best seen between about 2 a.m. your local time and dawn.

The Perseids occur when Earth enters the debris field left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle.

The Perseids will appear as quick, small streaks of light.

The Perseids get their name because they look like they’re coming from the direction of the constellation Perseus.

The Perseids are fragments of the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits between the Sun and beyond the orbit of Pluto once every 133 years.

Now I know why so many people were out in the dark last night in the field in front of the woods: the Perseids meteorite shower had reached its peak.