They burn up in our atmosphere and almost none of them hit the ground. This year the peak is between midnight on Wednesday August 12 and 5.30am on Thursday August 13. As a result, you might even be able to spot some meteors as soon as the Sun sets for the day - 8.29 BST for London on August 11. And remember your eyes will need to adjust to the dark, anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. Some meteor showers produce great shows, others really test your patience while you lay on your front lawn in the middle of the night. The Perseids are named after the summer constellation Perseus as this is the direction from which they appear to originate. And, scientists have traced mysterious radio signals detected on Earth to a dead star within our Milky Way galaxy. The radiant of the Perseids is actually always above the horizon as seen from the UK, which means that observers in the UK should be able to see some meteors as soon as the Sun sets. 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American singer John Denver saw the Perseids on a family camping trip in Colorado and wrote about them in his hit Rocky Mountain High, when he sang: "I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky.". The Perseids are active each year from around mid-July until the last week of August. These meteors come from the debris in the tail of the Swift-Tuttle comet, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Perseids 2020: The meteor shower is associated with Comet Swift-Tutle, NASA's 'Witch Head Nebula' image sparks 'god-like' aliens claim, Alien life search: ‘Surprising number’ of exoplanets could boast life. Star-gazers will be able to enjoy the Perseids 2020 show particularly on August 11 and 12. 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You'll need to be in a dark area like the bottom of a garden and try to avoid light pollution. Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle Bright meteors the Geminids will peak 14 – 15. The Perseid meteor shower can be seen in the skies across the UK - and is set to peak in mid-August. The Royal Observatory is now open. Typically, the shower displays around 60 meteors an hour but you could see up to 100. If it is likely to be inclement, find a different location or go out on a different day. When is the Perseid meteor shower in 2020? 6. Check out our collection of award-winning astrophotography, and see if you can enter Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Comet of Origin: Halley The meteor shower is also associated with the Roman god Priapus, who was believed to have fertilised fields once a year on the day of the shower's peak. The Moon shouldn't be too bright at this time of the month so that will work in the favour of stargazers. 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