Perseid Meteor Shower as seen in 2017 from Egypt.
As Earth enters the path of debris fields in space, the debris hits our atmosphere.
At peak, observers will likely see between 50 and 100 meteors in an hour.
Perseid Meteor Shower as seen in 2017 from Egypt. (Photo: Ahmed abd elkader mohamed viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0)
(See a list of the top seven dark sky parks to view the event from onOutside.)
In case you miss the Perseids, there are other smaller meteor showers throughout the summer.
So get outside and observe these incredible sights.
The shower seen in summer 2010. (Photo: ESO/S. Guisard viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY 4.0)
The shower seen in summer 2010.
(Photo: ESO/S.
The meteor shower in 2007.
The meteor shower in 2007. (Photo: Brocken Inaglory viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 3.0)
