Maximum Of Perseid Meteor Shower, August 12 -13, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 12:21
in Astronomy & Space
The evening of the 12th August and morning of the 13th August is the annual maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. At its peak and in a clear, dark sky up to 80 ‘shooting stars’ or meteors may be visible each hour.