Perseids 2019: Dazzling meteor shower peaks tonight with up to 100 shooting stars an hour

The Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight – an annual shower known for producing up to 100 shooting stars an hour. Find out more:

shower produced by the orbital debris of Comet Swift-Tuttle. The shower is active from mid-July until the last week of August when individual meteors zip across the sky. But tonight marks the shower’s so-called peak – a night of intense activity when hundreds of shooting stars light up the night. During the peak, the Perseids are known to produce up to 100 meteors every hour, on top of spectacular fireballs.

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