Articles written by Cami Kornoswki

Cami Kornoswki|Updated Jul 29, 2014

The month of August brings with it the highly reliable, sometimes spectacular, Perseid meteor shower, one of the astronomical highlights of each year. The shower occurs when the earth travels through debris left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle. While these meteors can be seen from July 17 through August 24, this year's shower will peak on the night of August 12 into the early morning hours of August 13. Normally, observers can expect to see about 60 meteors per hour, but this tim... Full story