Meanwhile, in the northern night sky…

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle phys.org

The Perseids return this week, and the Northern Hemisphere gets one of the better viewing years: dark skies at the peak, with the debris trail of comet Swift-Tuttle burning up at around 60 kilometres per second. No equipment helps. Lie back, let your eyes adjust for twenty minutes, and look away from the radiant.