on August 12 the night sky will decorate the annual August meteor shower Perseids

For fans of the star sky traditionally the most memorable phenomenon of the second half of the summer is becoming meteor shower Perseids, popularly called August Starfall.

The peak of the star rain this year will fall on August 12, when the number of falling meteors will reach 100-110 per hour.

The Perseids are nearly the most dynamic, strong, stable and beautiful annual Starfall. This meteor shower appears in August from the constellation Perseus. Formed stream, the passage of the planet through the plume of dust particles released by the comet swift-tuttle. Particles the size of a grain of sand burn up in the earth's atmosphere, forming stellar rain. First, he comes with the greatest power, then gradually weakens. The thread is active from 17 July to 24 August, its peak is often falls on 12 August.