Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The Perseid meteor shower is noticeable in the north-eastern night sky The Perseid meteor shower is one of the finest meteor showers of the year. The phenomenon is set to peak this weekend, reaching its height on Sunday night into Monday earlymorning. The Perseids pass through our environment every year when the Earth orbits through particles left by the Swift-Tuttle comet. Experts state the finest opportunity to area a meteor starts simply after midnight and ends about an hour before daybreak, however it is worth monitoring the weathercondition where you are. BBC weathercondition forecasters state seeing conditions are anticipated to be specifically excellent on the east side of the UK. What is the Perseid meteor shower? The Perseid meteors are noticeable all around the world and are so-called duetothefactthat they appear to stem from within the constellation Perseus. While on most nights the shower will just display a coupleof meteors each hour, the peak of the Perseids can bring lotsof, lotsof more. If you’re actually fortunate, you might see 100 or more meteors per hour, researchers state. We see meteors when the Earth passes through routes of particles from comets or asteroids. As that particles strikes our world’s environment, it burns up and develops amazing streaks of light. The Perseids – noticable ‘Per-see-ids’ – are triggered by particles left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet. Dr Gregory Brown, Senior Public Astronomy Officer at the Royal Observatory
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