Our earth will pass through a stream of dusty debris from the comet Swift Tuttle. It will pass through the densest debris stream sometime on August 12 and will continue till early hours of August 13.
The cometary single burns on entering the earth's atmosphere often leaving a trail of light across the sky. On August 12 when earth passes through the densest part of the meteor we can see dozens of meteors an hour.
This meteors is believed to come from the constellation of Perseus - hence this phenomena is called Perseid.
No special equipment is required to see this event. Its a good opportunity for all sky-gazers.
If the weather is clear I will be posting some pictures taken of the perseid from Bhutan.
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