The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. No matter where you live, the show begins on Sunday, Aug. 12th, around 10 pm local time when the constellation Perseus rises in the northeast. Expect to see a meteor every five minutes. The rate will surge as the night unfolds, increasing to one or two meteors per minute before dawn on Monday, Aug. 13th.

"Here is my first Perseid of the season, and what a nice one it was too," says Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK, who snapped this picture on August 12th:

"The trail appears slightly curved due to edge distortion in the lens," he adds.


http://www.spaceweather.com/

I ventured out yesterday in the wee hours of the night...even though it wasn't at the peak it was surely spectacular!!

I plan on waking the kids later...We'll grab some sweatshirts and sleeping bags and enjoy the Lord's wonderful creation!

Blessings to all!!

WOW!!! Sweatshirts and sleeping bags?!?!?!.....LOL...I'm thinking of going out....and leaving the car running for the a/c....its still 89F at 9pm!!!....humdity @ 52%...making the heat index 93F!!!

I just told my granddaughter....she has a friend staying over and they are sleeping outside in the tent tonight