Debris from the Comets is lettered along this path, and his earth goes through it.

The debris falls to the earth, which is seen to us is a barrage of shooting stars or a meteor shower.

It is known as the perceived medial shower, as it appears to originate from the same point.

In the sky is the constellation of Perseus.

The shower is visible from mid July to late August, with peak normally between the 11th to the 13th of August.

While rates of shooting stars are a steady low for a lot of the period during the peak, you can expect to see upto 100 meters 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 30 minutes or sites with just darkness.

Have you seen any shooting stars during the Perseid meteor shower?

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