From tomorrow night on the Aug. 12-13 we will see the annual Perseid meteor shower that will peak in the skies. Watch the skies!
The Perseids have been observed for at least 2,000 years and are associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Each year in August, the Earth passes through a cloud of the comet's debris. These bits of ice and dust -- most over 1,000 years old -- burn up in the Earth's atmosphere to create one of the best meteor showers of the year
The map shows global viewing for the Perseids. NASA
...Here am I floating
round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do...