Perseid Meteor Shower... Streaking Across the Dawn Sky

The Perseid meteor shower, a cosmic display of the night sky, is streaking across the midsummer dawn. The Perseid meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the dust and debris trail left in orbit by the comet '109P/Swift-Tuttle.' Small particles collide with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burn up, leaving bright streaks of light across the night sky. The Perseid meteor shower can be observed through the early morning of the 14th.