Every year about this time the Earth passes through a cloud of dust in space that is associated with Comet Swift-Tuttle. When dust particles enter the Earth's atmosphere they burn up, in this case creating the Perseid meteor shower, so named because the streaking meteors seem to come from the constellaion Perseus.
The Perseid shower is regularly one of the brightest meteor showers of the year, and at times it can be spectacular. This year, the peak of the shower is expected to be the nights of August 11/12 and 12/13.
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