Shooting stars are set to grace the night sky with a spectacular light display this weekend.

The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak during the early hours of Monday, but it will be visible from Saturday night until Tuesday morning.

well it's gone 2am Sat morning and i've just come in from the garden having spent some time drinking tea (decaff), listening to Joanna Newsom and then some Bach, and watching out for the first few meteors and i did see a couple and i'm hoping for more meteors and beautiful clear skies during the next few nights

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