Fireballs in the Sky - Perseids Meteor Shower

PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER 
August 13th, in 2011 estimated around 07:00 Universal Time (12:30 IST on Aug 13th).

The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak. The shower's peak usually occurs on August 12& 13, but you may be able to see some meteors any time from July 23 - August 22.These typically fast and bright meteors radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus the Hero. But you don’t need to know Perseus to watch the shower. The meteors appear in all parts of the sky. Look to the northeast after midnight.

The Perseids are considered by many people to be the year’s best shower, and often peak at 50 or more meteors per hour – in years when the moon is out of the sky.

Unfortunately, the full moon will spoil 2011′s Perseid display, obscuring all but the brighter meteors, during the shower’s actual peak. But you will see Perseids in the weeks leading up to the peak, too, if you have dark skies. These typically fast and bright meteors radiate from a point in the constellation Perseus the Hero. You don’t need to know Perseus to watch the shower because the meteors appear in all parts of the sky. The Perseids are considered by many people to be the year’s best shower, and often peak at 50 or more meteors per hour – in years when the moon is out of the sky.

Peak on:
 August 13th, in 2011 estimated around 07:00 Universal Time (12:30 IST on Aug 13th)