National Geographic: Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More

Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More
Anne Minard
for National Geographic News
August 12, 2009
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, and in the Northern Hemisphere the Perseids may be the best—or at least most convenient—meteor-watching event of the year (see Perseids pictures). So what's it all about?

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