Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight : Page 3.14

While this explanation of the Perseid Meteor Shower's origin might be enough for some; Your best chance is after midnight tonight, so happy meteor hunting! Not only can you check out the photo gallery from last year's Perseids, here's a long-exposure photo with a fisheye lens of a meteor shower over the course of a couple of hours. August 11, 2010 "The 2010 Perseid meteor shower - August's famous 'shooting stars' - will peak in this coming week, on the mornings of August 12 and 13. Any night this week, you might see Perseid meteors. The Perseids are considered by many people to be the year's best shower. They often peak at 50 or more meteors per hour, and 2010 is a great year for watching them. This year, the slender waxing crescent moon will set at early evening, leaving a dark sky for this year's Perseid display."