Stargazers across Southern California are in for a cosmic treat as the annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Aug. 12-13. Under clear, dark skies, stargazers could see up to 100 shooting stars per hour, according to NASA.
The Perseids are famous for their vivid streaks of light, and even the occasional fireball, as meteors zip through the atmosphere at 37 miles per second.
“The Perseids result from Earth passing through debris — bits of ice and rock — left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last passed close to Earth in 1992,” according to Space.com…