The Perseid Meteor Shower

It's Perseid Meteor Shower time again and this year promises to be a good show with a new moon and clear skies (well we can only hope for the second of those).

The best time to watch for these meteors will be from the late night on Wednesday 11 Aug through to just before dawn on Friday 13 August. That's two full nights and early mornings but if you are patient and the conditions are good then you could see up to 60 shooting stars an hour, maybe more.