The Local ListThe Perseid meteor shower. Perseid is one of the brightest meteor showers of the year in our part of the world. Photo: Blaline McCartney/AP PhotoThe Local · 10 Aug 2016, 10:16Published: 10 Aug 2016 10:16 GMT+02:00Updated: 10 Aug 2016 10:16 GMT+02:00The Perseid meteor shower is a yearly event in the Northern Hemisphere and 2016 is predicted to be the best in years by the International Meteor Organization. They leave a dust-filled trail, and Earth speeds through their path every year on our way around the sun. The Local fills you in on everything you need to know if you’re planning to watch it.

Source: The Local August 10, 2016 08:15 UTC