The middle of August brings the most spectacular annual event of shooting stars in the sky – Here’s what are they, what causes them and what you can expect from the celestial show. The Perseid meteor shower will start peaking from August 11. Discovered by Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in 1862, the comet was identified as the reason behind the annual Perseid meteor shower three years later by Giovanni Schiaparelli. Apart from the tens of fast streaking shooting stars in the night sky, the Perseid meteor shower is also famous for creating ‘fireballs’ in the sky. The best time to view the Perseid meteor show is in the hours before dawn.

Source: dna August 10, 2021 09:33 UTC