Ready for a little late summer fireworks? Earth is entering into a trail of dust from the Comet Swift-Tutle and the debris can give us quite a light show each year.

We will be in the densest part of this dust on Wednesday, August 12th. The best time for viewing will be late Tuesday night into the pre-dawn hours that Wednesday morning. At it's peak, this year's Perseid shower could produce 100 meteors per hour.

We might have to deal with a few morning clouds that day, but sky conditions should be pretty good. There will be some bright light from a 55% Gibbous moon.

For more information, check out NASA's website or take a look at this article in the Los Angeles Times.

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