Every year, sky watchers in northern hemisphere enjoy in one of the best meteor showers of the year - Perseids. This year, Perseids will peak on the night of August 12 and the morning of August 13. This meteor shower is known for its very fast and bright meteors which leave long wakes of light and color as they streak through the atmosphere. Fireballs, larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak, are also associated with this shower and you can expect an increase in fireball events around its peak.
The thin crescent moon will be no match for the bright Perseids this year so be prepared for a great show.
The best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters - New Moon - is scheduled for August 14.
Planet Venus will reach inferior solar conjunction on August 15 and will be totally unobservable for several weeks. This marks the end of its apparition in the evening sky and its transition to become a morning object over the next few weeks.
