PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER

This shower takes place between August 9-14, might be worth a look see for all you country side dwellers with nice dark sky's.

The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest to turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space. Most Perseids disappear while at heights above 80 kilometres (50 mi).[6] In 2009, the estimated peak Zenithal Hourly Rate was 173,[7] but fainter meteors were washed out by a waning gibbous moon.