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Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid Meteor Shower is a prolific annual meteor shower caused when Earth passes through the debris stream left by Comet 109P/Swift‑Tuttle. Active from mid‑July to late August, it peaks around August 12–13, producing up to ~50–100 meteors per hour under dark skies—many bright and fast enough to leave colorful wakes.
Source: science.nasa.gov
APODs including "Perseid Meteor Shower"
Raining Perseids
20/08/2004
Perseid Fireball Over Japan
13/08/2004
A Perseid Meteor
11/08/2004
Contemplating the Sky
08/08/2004
A Perseid Aurora
09/08/2003
Rainbow Perseid
16/08/2002
Meteors and Northern Lights
15/08/2002
Contemplating the Sky
13/08/2002
A Perseid Meteor
11/08/2002
Fireworks and Shooting Stars
09/08/2002
Perseids of Summer
10/08/2001
Aurora Persei
04/09/2000
A Perseid Meteor
12/08/2000
Fragments of Comet LINEAR
11/08/2000
A Meteor Over the Anza-Borrego Desert
11/08/1999
Leonid Meteor Shower Next Week
08/11/1998
Meteors Now and Again
10/08/1998
Bright Meteor, Dark Sky
20/08/1997
A Perseid Meteor
11/08/1997
Orionids Meteor Shower to Peak Tonight Credit:
21/10/1996
The Perseid Meteor Shower
09/08/1996