This past weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower was at its peak. During the Perseid Meteor Shower's peak, you can see up to 60 meteors in an hour! Don't worry if you missed it; the meteors have been moving across the sky since the end of July and will still be visible until August 22, 2012. The Perseid Meteors consist of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, which orbits the sun every 130 years. In order to see the meteors, look toward the Perseus constellation that lies in the Northeast sky.
Most meteors are produced by comets. And if you want to learn more about meteors, check out the resources below!
Adult Nonfiction:
Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets by Andrew Rivkin
Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by Mike D. Reynolds
The Sky is Your Laboratory: Advanced Astronomy Projects for Amateurs by Robert K. Buchheim
National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space compiled by Linda K. Glover
Adult Fiction:
Deception Point by Dan Brown
The Clockwork Rocket by Greg Egan
Children's Nonfiction:
National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Night Sky by Gary Mechler
Meteors by Simon Rose
Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets by Josepha Sherman
Meteors and Comets by Gregory Vogt
Exploring Meteors by Rebecca Olien
Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteoroids by Ray Spangenburg
Children's Fiction:
Attack of the Mutant Meteors by Dan Jolley
Movies:
The Magic School Bus Space Adventures
Stardust
Armageddon
Picture from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids
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