A good reason to be outside, staring up at the sky in the middle of the night.  Following is clipped from the MSN.com site. http://www.msnbc.com/news/607631.asp?pne=msn&cp1=1
How time flies.  Seems like it was just last year I forgot to do this. 

       THE RETURN OF the Perseid meteor shower marks one of the most rewarding skywatching events of the year. No matter how many other night sky shows fail to meet expectations, the Perseids rarely falter. Only two weeks straight of cloudy skies can completely spoil the shower.
       The Perseids began in mid-July, with one or two meteors streaking through the sky each evening. Activity is slowly picking up in advance of the peak, when dozens of shooting stars will be visible each hour from dark skies. 
       "Light pollution is a real killer when it comes to meteor showers," says Kevin Conod, an astronomer at the Newark Museum's Dreyfuss Planetarium in New Jersey. A trip to the country is the best way to assure good viewing.
       
Happy gazing...
Tom Salicos

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